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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Abbots Bromley 828 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Rugeley 1844 - 1906 + Under Hemel Hempstead 1846 -1855. Watford 1855 - 1886. Kings Langley Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Abbots Langley 896 Herts 1882 1906 1878 G.P.O. Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carmarthen 1862 - 1870. Aberystwyth 1870 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Independent Sub Office Aberarth E22 Card 1874 1906 1868 1906 1896 - 1906 + Under Taibach 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1879. Taibach 1879 - 1885. Town Receiving House of Port Talbot Aberavon E98 Glam 1874 1902 1870 1881 1885 - 1900. Town Branch Office 1900 - 1906 + Aberavon, Port Talbot 773 Glam 1887 1962 1885 1892 Previously Taibach. Head Post Office 1885 - 1906 + Aberayron 435 Card 1844 1857 1844 1852 Under Lampeter 1844 - 1850. Aberystwith 1850-1852. Lampeter 1852 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1869. Railway Sub Aberayron C84 Card 1874 1906 1866 1907 Office 1869 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Aberayron 40 Card 1929 1959 NONE NONE Aberbeeg 884 Monm 1882 1906 1878 1897 Under Newport 1858 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Abercarne H90 Monm 1887 1906 1887 G.P.O. Under Newport 1844 - 1906 + Abercwmboi F99 Glam 1906 1906 NONE NONE Aberdare 985 Glam 1855 1962 1851 1900 Under Merthyr Tydvil 1844 - 1851. Pontypridd 1851 -(985 was issued in 1851)- 1854. Head Post Office 1854 - 1906 + Aberdare, Mill Street E02 Glam 1874 1902 1868 G.P.O. Under Pontypridd 1853. Aberdare 1854 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House of Aberdare 1869 - 1906 + A Aberdare, Mill Street 985 Glam 1887 G.P.O. 3VOD with Mill St. Aberdare in the cds was sent in Mar 1887, it has not been recorded in use. Under Machynlleth 1844. Welshpool 1845 - 1849. Shrewsbury 1849 - 1854. Welshpool 1855 - 1857. Shrewsbury 1857 - Aberdovey C32 Mer 1874 1906 1865 1909 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 -(C65 issued in 1865)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Aberdovey 20 Mer 1950 1962 NONE NONE Abergavenny 1 Monm 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Abergele 181 Denbigh 1844 1906 1844 1910 Under Chester 1844 - 1848. Rhyl 1848 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Abergele 6 Denbigh 1929 1962 NONE NONE Abergwili E40 Carm 1874 1906 1869 1896 Under Carmarthen 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Aberkenfig 443 Glam 1882 1906 1875 1909 Under Bridgend 1850 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Bridgend 1902 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1884 -(H24 was issued in 1884)- 1885. Renamed Wattstown in 1885. But listed as Aberllechan to Aberllechan H24 Glam 1887 1902 1884 G.P.O. 1902. Under Newtown 1852 - 1856 Shrewsbury 1856 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 (thus B99 issued) - 1905. Independent Abermule B99 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1906 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Cardigan 1851 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1857. Cardigan 1857 - 1905. Railway Sub Office 1905. Independent Sub Aberporth 339 Card 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O. Office 1905 - 1906 + Abersychan J58 Monm 1892 1906 1889 1898 Under Pontypool 1845 - 1883. Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1885. Pontypool 1885 - 1906 + Abertillery 885 Monm 1882 1906 1878 1890 Under Newport 1850 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Abertillery 855 Monm 1924 1962 NONE NONE Aberystwith 2 Card 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + From 1890 the new spelling - Aberystwyth occurs in duplex cancellations. Abingdon 3 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Moved from Berks to Oxon in 1974. Abinger Hammer H28 Surrey 1887 1906 1884 1915 Under Dorking 1882 - 1906 + Accra 554 Gold Coast 1882 1887 not GB not GB A 3VOS that was only used on Gold Coast stamps. Accrington 5 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Acklington 979 Northumb 1850 1906 1849 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Acle 576 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Norwich 1844 - 1906+. Acocks Green, 9 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham Addingham 600 Yorks W.R. 1844 1906 1844 1858 Under Otley 1844 - 1856. Leeds 1856 - 1906+. Addington Street, Town Receiving House of Ramsgate 1872 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Addington Street Ramsgate in the cds was sent in 634 Kent 1882 1889 Pamsgate Jun 1882. Under Chertsey 1844 - 1863. Weybridge Station 1863 - 1880. Weybridge 1880 - 1888. Independent Sub Office 1888 - Addlestone J25 Surrey 1892 1906 1888 1908 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 1 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Addlestone 086 Surrey 1965 NONE NONE Adelphi 598 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Under Goole 1848 - 1855. Howden 1855 - 1870. Closed 1870 - 1876. Goole 1876 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Adlingfleet H77 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1886 G.P.O. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Aguadilla F84 Porto Rico 1874 1902 1872 1875 3VOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Nov1873 to Nov1875 Aigburth, Liverpool 466D Lancs 1927 1927 NONE NONE Not in 1929 list Under Stratford 1844 - 1851. Bromsgrove 1851 - 1867. Redditch 1867 - 1894. Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1905. Alcester 755 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1858 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Although in the lists from 1844 to 1962, only used numerals from 1844 to 1858.

Under Saxmundham 1844 - 1869. Independent Sub Office 1869 - 1880 Saxmundham 1880 - 1889. Railway Sub Office Aldborough 691 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1858 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Changed from Aldborough to Aldeburgh in March 1875. Aldbourne 391 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 stamp Under Hungerford 1844 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Saxmundham 1844 - 1869. Independent Sub Office 1869 - 1880 Saxmundham 1880 - 1889. Railway Sub Office Aldeburgh D15 Suffolk 1874 1906 1867 1910 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Changed from Aldborough to Aldeburgh in March 1875. Aldeburgh 7 Suffolk 1924 1962 NONE NONE Alderley Edge F56 Ches 1874 1906 1871 1909 Under Manchester 1871 -(F56 issued in 1871)- 1906 + Alderley Edge 17 Ches 1924 1962 NONE NONE Alderney 965 Channel Isles 1849 1906 1848 1891 Under Guernsey 1848 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Under Farnham 1845 - 1857. Farnborough Station 1857 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1883. Head Post Office Aldershot 78 Hants 1874 1962 1874 1898 1883 -1906 + Aldershot Camp 046 Hants 1857 1857 1855 1859 Under Farnborough Station 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1902. Renamed Aldershot Camp 96 Hants 1874 1902 1874 1898 "Stanhope Lines" in 1906. Aldridge 834B Staffs 1962 NONE NONE Alexandria A17 Egypt 1874 1902 1858 G.P.O. In Apr1858 a 3HOS was sent to Alexandria, is assumed to have been sent for use on a Mailboat Alexandria A27 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Alexandria B01 Egypt 1874 1902 1859 1878 3HOS,4VOS,3VOS & 5VOD were used on GB stamps, from Jun1860 to Apr1879 when the Office closed. Alford 95 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Under Boston 1844. Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Alfreton 6 Derbys 1844 1924 1844 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Alfreton 10 Derbys 1926 1962 NONE NONE Allonby 880 Cumb 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Maryport 1844 - 1906 + Alma Terrace, Hove 132 Sussex 1883 1888 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1869 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Alma Terr. Hove Brighton in the cds was sent in Dec Almonsbury F19 Glos 1874 1906 1871 1909 Under Bristol 1844 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - (F17 issued in 1871) - 1898. Bristol 1898 - 1906 + Alne 940 Yorks N.R. 1845 1857 1844 stamp Under York 1844 - 1855. Easingwold 1855 - 1903. York 1903 - 1906 + Under Alnwick 1844 - 1864. Bilton Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - (101 issued in 1874 ) - Alnmouth 101 Northumb 1874 1906 1874 1907 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Alnwick 8 Northumb 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Alresford 10 Hants 1844 1906 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Alresford 010 Hants 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Penrith 1844 - 1860. Carlisle 1860 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Alston 607 Cumb 1844 1906 1844 1859 Although in all the lists from 1844 to 1906, numerals only used from 1844 to 1859. Alton 11 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Manchester 1855 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1869. Head Post Office 1869 - Altrincham 12 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1896 1906 + Under Carmarthen 1866 - 1870. Not listed 1871 - 1885. Reopened in 1886, under Llanpumpsaint Railway Sub Office Altywalis E16 Carm 1874 1902 1868 stamp 1886 - 1895. Closed 1895. Alveston F17 Glos 1874 1906 1871 1890 Under Bristol 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ambleside 13 Westmd 1844 1962 1844 1897 Head Post Office 1844 - 1847. Under Windermere 1847 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1906 + Amersham 14 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 2 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

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Amesbury 17 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Salisbury 1855 - 1888. Independent Sub Office 1888 - 1890. Salisbury 1890 - 1906 + Amlwch B49 Anglesey 1874 1906 1861 1905 Under Bangor 1845 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -(B49 issued in 1861) - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Amlwch 19 Anglesey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ammanford E54 Carm 1882 1924 1882 1904 Previously Cross Inn. Railway Sub Office 1882 -(E54 issued in 1882) - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ammanford 554 Carm 1928 1962 NONE NONE Amoy D27 China 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was used only on the stamps of Hong Kong. Ampthill 18 Beds 1844 1962 1844 1920 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Andover 21 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A charge mark with the number A06 was sent to Andover in Jun.1916. It was probably then sent on to a subordinate Andover A06 Hants NONE NONE office. Andover Road 22 Hants 1844 1857 1844 1854 Head Post Office 1844 renamed Micheldever Station between Aug.1854 and Jun.1856. Andoversford 572 Glos 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Cheltenham 1844 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Angmering G72 Sussex 1887 1906 1883 1897 Under Arundel 1844 - 1879. Worthing 1879 - 1906 + Angmering Station G73 Sussex 1887 1902 1883 1899 Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 + Annotto Bay A28 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Antigua A02 Leeward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1859 A 3HOS was used on GB stamps recorded from Aug1858 to Jul1859, later used on Antigua & Leeward Islands stamps. Appleby 25 Westmd 1844 1962 1844 1920 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Penrith 1855 - 1885. Head Post Office 1885 - 1906 + Under Bideford 1844 - 1855. Barnstaple 1855 - 1858. Crediton 1858 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - Appledore A19 Devon 1874 1906 1858 1910 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Appledore 578 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1910 Under Tenterden 1844 - 1855. Staplehurst 1855 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1906 + Arica C36 Peru 1874 1902 1865 1878 3TH.HOS, 4VOS & 4VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Oct1865 to Feb1878 Armley J11 Yorks W.R. 1892 1902 1887 1898 Under Leeds 1851 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1895 - 1906 + Under Milnthorpe 1848 - 1881. Carnforth 1881 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Arnside K54 Westmd 1902 1906 1893 1907 1906 + Arrington 26 Cambs 1844 1857 1844 1850 Head Post Office 1844 - 1856 Under Royston 1856 - 1906 + Arroyo F83 Porto Rico 1874 1902 1872 1877 A 3VOS was used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jun1873 to May1877 Arundel 27 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ascot G75 Berks 1887 1924 1883 1897 Under Chertsey 1856 - 1858. Staines 1858 - 1883. Head Post Office 1883 -( G75 issued in 1883 )- 1906 + Ascot 975 Berks 1928 1962 NONE NONE Ashbourne 28 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Newton Abbot 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Ashburton 29 Devon 1844 1906 1844 1882 Office 1905 - 1906 + Ashby de la Zouch 30 Leics 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ashford 31 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ashford 821 Middx 1882 1962 1877 1905 Under Chertsey 1845-1851. Staines 1851 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1906 + Ashford Station 31 Kent 1883 1901 Closed in c.1901. A 3VOD with Ashford Station Office in the cds was sent in 1883. Ashington 549 Northumb 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ashtead 29 Surrey 1937 1962 NONE NONE Under Manchester 1845 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1868. Renamed Sale in 1868. Not in any list, C50 allocated Ashton on Mersey C50 Ches 1865 1868 for a period between the 1857 and 1874 lists. Ashton under Lyne 32 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Dalton in Furness Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1876. Carnforth 1876 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Askam 917 Lancs 1882 1906 1878 1906 Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Askrigg F14 Yorks N.R. 1874 1906 1871 1907 Under Bedale 1844 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Maryport 1844 - 1856. Carlisle 1856 - 1877. Railway Sub Office 1877 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Aspatria 819 Cumb 1882 1906 1877 1910 + Aspley 583A Notts 1962 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Aston Manor, 75AM Warwks 1925 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham Under Ludlow 1846 - 1850. Shrewsbury 1850 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Aston on Clun 077 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1908 1906 + Astwood Bank 24 Worcs 1962 NONE NONE Atherstone 33 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Atherton 766 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Attleborough 34 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Audenshaw, Manchester 36 Lancs 1947 1962 NONE NONE Avonmouth 26 Glos 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Wells 1844. Weston super Mare 1845. Wells 1846 - 1857. Weston super Mare 1857 - 1873. Railway Sub Office Axbridge 994 Som 1855 1857 1859 1863 1873 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Axminster 35 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1888 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Aylesbury 38 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Norwich 1855 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - Aylsham 39 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1880 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Aynho K83 Northts 1902 1906 1897 1899 Under Brackley 1844 - 1861. Banbury 1861 - 1906 + Bacup G07 Lancs 1874 1924 1873 1903 Under Manchester 1844 - 1892. Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1906 + Bacup 117 Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Bagillt F03 Flint 1874 1906 1870 1904 Under Holywell 1844 - 1897. Independent Sub Office 1897 - 1906 + Bagshot 40 Surrey 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Farnborough Station 1853 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1890. Independent Bagshot B57 Surrey 1882 1906 1880 1897 Sub Office 1890 - 1900. Camberley 1900 - 1906 + Bahamas A05 Atlantic 1874 1902 1858 1859 A 3HOS used on GB stamps from Jun1859 to Nov1859, later used on stamps of the Bahamas. Bahia C81 Brazil 1874 1902 1866 1874 A 4VOS was used on GB stamps recorded in use from Nov1866 to Jun1874 Baildon H92 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1887 1901 Under Leeds 1848 - 1875. Shipley 1875 - 1906 + Bakewell 41 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Corwen 1844 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1868. Corwen 1868 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Bala 220 Mer 1844 1906 1844 1928 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Bala 42 Mer 1924 1962 NONE NONE Baldock 45 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1895 Head Post Office 1844 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Baldrine 068 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Ballasalla 070 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Ballaugh 069 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Bampton 802 Devon 1844 1906 1844 1891 Under Tiverton 1844 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Witney 1844 - 1860. Faringdon 1860 - 1895. Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Bampton 050 Oxon 1857 1906 1855 1909 + Banbury 46 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bangor 47 Carn 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bankyfelin G65 Carm 1887 1906 1883 1894 Under Carmarthen 1881 - 1906 + Banstead 759B Surrey 1938 1962 NONE NONE Bardney 161 Lincs 1882 1906 1874 1890 Under Lincoln 1845 - 1849. Wragby 1849 - 1870. Lincoln 1870 - 1906 + Bargoed 63 Glam 1924 1962 NONE NONE London District Post 1844 -1857. Eastern District 1857 - 1870. Used 45B in a London style cancel. Became a Head Post Barking F08 Essex 1874 1924 1870 1907 Office in the Essex Provincial Area in 1870 -(F08 issued in 1870) - 1906 + Barking 008 Essex 1928 1962 NONE NONE Barmouth 221 Mer 1844 1962 1844 1932 Under Corwen 1844 - 1857. Carnarvon 1857 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1889. Head Post Office 1889 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Darlington 1855 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1875. Head Post Office 1876 - Barnard Castle 48 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1909 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the Northern District 1857 - 1865. Barnet 937 Herts 1845 1962 1844 1856 Given the provincial number 937 in 1844. Solely in the Hertfordshire Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post office 1844 - 1906 + Only used provincial style numeral cancellations. Barnetby 932 Lincs 1882 1906 1878 1882 Under Ulceby 1855 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 -(932 issued in 1878)- 1892. Lincoln 1892 - 1906 + Barnoldswick 98 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Barnsley 49 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1980 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Barnstaple 50 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1917 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Hexham 1854 - 1878. Wall Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 - 1905. Independent Sub Barrasford D61 Northumb 1882 1906 1880 stamp Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ulverstone 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B71 issued in 1863)- 1869. Head Post Office 1869 - 1906 + Barrow in Furness B71 Lancs 1874 1924 1863 1904 Lancashire to Cumbria in 1974. Barrow in Furness 81 Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Barrow on Humber 386 Lincs 1844 1857 1844 1852 Under Hull 1844 - 1850. Barton on Humber 1850 - 1855. Ulceby 1855 - 1877. Hull 1877 - 1906 + Barry 162A Glam 1929 1949 NONE NONE Barry 185 Glam 1959 1962 NONE NONE Branch Office established in 1890, A 3VOD with Barry Dock BO in the cds is first recorded used in 1891. Renamed Barry Dock BO, Cardiff 162 Glam 1891 1894 Barry BO in 1897. Barton on Humber 51 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1862. Under Hull 1862 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1894. Hull 1894 - 1906 + Barton under Needwood 217 Staffs 1882 1906 1874 1913 Under Lichfield 1844 - 1853. Burton on Trent 1853 - 1906 + Basildon 37 Essex 1952 1962 NONE NONE Basingstoke 52 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1915 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Baslow 42 Derbys 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Bakewell 1844 - 1856. Chesterfield 1856 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Bath 53 Som 1844 1962 1844 1962 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bath A29 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Under Bradford 1844 - 1855. Dewsbury 1855 - 1864. Leeds 1864 - 1870. Head Post Office 1870 -( F12 was issued in Batley F12 Yorks W.R. 1874 1924 1870 1899 1870)- 1906 + Batley 115 Yorks W.R. 1927 1962 NONE NONE Battle 54 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1869. Under Hawkhurst 1869 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Bawtry 55 Yorks W.R. 1844 1906 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844- 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Baydon D45 Wilts 1882 1906 1880 G.P.O. Under Hungerford 1851 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Slough 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Beaconsfield 57 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1880 + Under Bideford 1844 - 1855. Barnstaple 1855 - 1856. Exeter 1856. Crediton 1856 -1860 (see Crediton) Railway Sub Beaford 055 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1913 Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Beal B55 Northumb 1874 1906 1861 1902 Under Berwick 1855 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -(B51 issued in 1861)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Beaminster 128 Dorset 1844 1857 1844 1844 Under Bridport 1844 - Only cancelled mail with number 128 in 1844. From Dec1844 onwards used number 943 Beaminster 943 Dorset 1845 1906 1844 1906 Under Bridport 1844 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Beaminster 79 Dorset 1924 1962 NONE NONE Beaufort D84 Monm 1874 1906 1868 1895 Under Abergavenny 1851. Newport 1852 -1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Monmouthshire to Breconshire in Jun 1895, then Breconshire to Monmouthshire In Jul Beaufort D84 Brec 1874 1906 1895 1899 1924. Beaumaris 58 Anglesey 1844 1962 1844 1908 Under Bangor 1844 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Beaworthy 465 Devon 1963 NONE NONE Was Cowpen Lane Railway Sub Office. Became Bebside Railway Sub Office in 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Bebside B77 Northumb 1892 1906 1896 1915 1905- 1906 + Beccles 59 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1929 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1867. Used 26 in a London style cancellation. Moved Beckenham D13 Kent 1874 1924 1867 1917 into the Kent Provincial Area in 1867. Head Post Office 1867 -(D13 issued in 1867) - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 5 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Beckenham 99 Kent 1925 1962 NONE NONE Under Whitehaven 1844 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 -1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - Beckermet G52 Cumb 1882 1924 1882 1927 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Bedale 60 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bedford 61 Beds 1844 1962 1844 1926 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bedford St. Brighton 132 Sussex 1883 1889 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1854 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Bedford St. Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1883.

Bedlington B75 Northumb 1874 1906 1863 1905 Under Morpeth 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B75 issued in 1863)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Bedworth 936 Warwks 1935 1949 NONE NONE Beenham J80 Berks 1892 1906 1891 stamp Under Reading 1848 - 1906 + Beeston 55 Notts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Tenby 1844 - 1859. Narberth 1859 - 1870. Tenby 1870 -(E85 issued in 1870)- 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Begelly E85 Pem 1874 1906 1870 1904 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Belford 62 Northumb 1844 1906 1844 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Belford 44 Northumb 1924 1962 NONE NONE Belize K65 British Hond. 1902 1902 1894 not GB A 3VOS, that was only used on the stamps of British Honduras. Belper 64 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1884 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + In London South Eastern District 1871 - 1879. Ceased using district initials 1875 (404 issued in 1875) Moved with Woolwich into the Kent Provincial area in 1879. Under Lessness Heath 1871 - 1883. In 1883 Belvedere changed its Belvedere 404 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1891 name to Picardy, at the same time Lessness Heath became Belvedere SO. Belvedere SO was a Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1901. then a Town Receiving House of Belvedere Station 1901 - 1907. In 1907 the Office was renamed Bexley Road. Belvedere 201 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ben Rhydding 128 Yorks W.R. 1910 1924 NONE NONE Benson 833 Oxon 1844 1857 1844 GPO Under Wallingford 1844 - 1906+ Berbice A04 Br.Guiana 1874 1902 1858 1859 A 3HOS was used on GB stamps from 1858 to 1859, was then later used on the stamps of British Guiana. Berkeley 270 Glos 1844 1924 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Berkeley 74 Glos 1929 1962 NONE NONE Berkhempstead 65 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1934 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + From 1877 the new spelling - Berkhamsted occurs in the duplex cancellations. Under Welshpool 1844 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Berriew C01 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1898 1906 + Berwick 66 Northumb 1844 1962 1844 1892 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + "on Tweed" added in 1908. Berwick Station 66 Northumb 1863 1865 Sorting Office in 1848. A 3CD with Berwick Station in the cds was sent in Apr 1863. Betchworth 182 Surrey 1882 1924 1874 1908 Under Reigate 1845 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carnarvon 1857 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(F02 issued in 1870)- 1881. Blaenau Festiniog Railway Sub Bethania F02 Mer 1874 1906 1870 1881 Office 1881 - 1892. Town Receiving House of Blaenau Festiniog 1892 - 1906 + Bethersden J31 Kent 1892 1906 1888 1908 Under Tenterden 1845 - 1855. Staplehurst 1855 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1906 + Bethesda 009 Carn 1959 1962 NONE NONE Bettws (Bledrws) F32 Card 1874 1874 1871 1874 Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1876. Replaced by Derry Ormond Railway Sub Office in 1876. Under Conway 1852 - 1865. Llanrwst Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Bettws y Coed F32 Carn 1882 1906 1882 1913 Office 1905 - 1906 + A 4VOS number F32 was used both in Derry Ormonde and Bettws-y-Coed. Bettws y Coed 62 Carn 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Brecon 1856 - 1858. Hereford 1858. Kington 1858 - 1860. Builth Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1869. Knighton Beulah E64 Brec 1874 1906 1869 stamp Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E64 issued in 1869)- 1884. Garth Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Beverley 67 Yorks E.R 1844 1962 1844 1912 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bewdley 68 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bexhill K26 Sussex 1892 1924 1893 1897 Under Battle 1844 - 1861. Hastings 1861 - 1897. Renamed Bexhill Old Town 1897. ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 6 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Bexhill on Sea 526 Sussex 1928 1962 NONE NONE Bexhill Station K27 Sussex 1892 1902 1893 1897 Under Hastings 1885 - 1897. Renamed Bexhill on Sea 1897. London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. Used 20 in London style cancellations. Ceased using district initials in 1875. Woolwich District - including Bexley - moved to Kent Provincial area in 1879. Bexley Bexley 389 Kent 1882 1962 1875 1880 used Provincial number 389 whilst in South Eastern District and in the Kent Provincial Area. Under Bexley Heath 1879 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. Ceased using district initials in 1875. 385 in Bexley Heath 388 Kent 1882 1962 1875 1900 provincial style issued in 1875 and used until 1900. Moved with Woolwich to the Kent Provincial Area in 1879. Independent Sub Office 1879 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Beyrout G06 Syria 1874 1902 1873 1883 3VOS on GB stamps, used from Jan 1874 to Dec 1883. Bicester 69 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bickley B12 Kent 1906 1906 NONE NONE Letter box under Bromley 1863 - 1865. Moved with Bromley into the Kent Provincial Area in 1865. Listed as under Bickley Station B12 Kent 1882 1902 1879 1897 Bromley 1868 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1897. Renamed Bickley Railway Sub Office in 1897. Biddenden 227 Kent 1844 1857 1844 1848 Under Cranbrook 1844 - 1858. Staplehurst 1858 - 1894. Cranbrook 1894 - 1906 + Bideford 70 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1941 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Biggleswade 71 Beds 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bigrigg K56 Cumb 1902 1906 1894 1910 Under Carnforth 1884 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1861. Under Ingatestone 1861 - 1871. Brentwood 1871 - 1899. Railway Sub Office 1899 - 1905. Billericay 72 Essex 1844 1906 1844 1909 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Billericay 156 Essex 1938 1962 NONE NONE Billingham 73 Durham 1934 1962 NONE NONE Under Horsham 1844 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 -(590 issued in 1876)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Billingshurst 590 Sussex 1882 1962 1876 1905 + Bilston 73 Staffs 1844 1924 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bilston, Wolverhampton 905A Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Lesbury Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C18 issued in 1864)- Office closed in 1874. Replaced by Lesbury Railway Bilton C18 Northumb 1874 1902 1864 1872 Sub Office Bingham 584 Notts 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Nottingham 1844 - 1906 + Bingham 656 Notts 1882 1906 1876 1905 Bingham 72 Notts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Bingley 111 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1899 Under Bradford 1844 - 1856. Leeds 1856 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 + Birchgrove H11 Glam 1887 1906 1884 1902 Under Swansea 1884 - 1896. Llansamlet Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Margate 1844 - 1886. Westgate on Sea 1886 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 Birchington G47 Kent 1882 1906 1882 1905 - 1906 + Birchington 43 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birkenhead 74 Ches 1844 1924 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Birkenhead 466H Ches 1929 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham 75 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1915 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Birmingham, Acocks 9 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Green Birmingham, Aston 75AM Warwks 1925 1962 NONE NONE Manor Birmingham, Blackheath 76 Warwks 1924 1967 NONE NONE Birmingham, Bournville 109 Warwks 1924 1938 NONE NONE Birmingham, Camp Hill 75CH Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Coleshill 109 Worcs 1949 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Birmingham, E.D.O. 75B Warwks 1929 1962 NONE NONE Eastern District Office Birmingham, Edgbaston 75E Warwks 1925 1954 NONE NONE Birmingham, Erdington 264 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Five Ways Birmingham in the cds was first sent Birmingham, Five Ways 75 Warwks 1883 1900 in Mar 1883. Birmingham, Great Barr 75P Warwks 1959 NONE NONE Birmingham, Great Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Gt.Hampton St. in the cds was first sent in Feb 75 Warwks 1883 1909 Hampton St 1883. Birmingham, Great 75D Warwks 1929 1954 NONE NONE Hampton St Birmingham, Hall Green 9A Warwks 1936 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Handsworth 75HA Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Harborne 333 Warwks 1924 1959 NONE NONE Birmingham, Hockley 75H Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Kings 75K Warwks 1938 1962 NONE NONE Norton Birmingham, Kitts Green 75KG Warwks 1959 NONE NONE Birmingham, Moseley 75M Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Northfield 75N Warwks 1938 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Perry Bar 75P Warwks 1938 1954 NONE NONE Birmingham, Quinton 75Q Warwks 1938 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Rednal 981 Warwks 1959 NONE NONE Birmingham, Selly Oak 671 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Shirley 777 Warwks 1938 1954 NONE NONE Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Smethwick Birmingham in the cds was first Birmingham, Smethwick 75 Staffs 1886 1907 used in Sep 1886. Smethwick previously used numbers 035 and 034. Birmingham, Smethwick 75S Staffs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Solihull 753 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham, Stirchley 748 Warwks 1934 1938 NONE NONE Birmingham, Sutton 765 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Coldfield Birmingham, W.D.O. 75F Warwks 1929 1962 NONE NONE Western District Office Birmingham, Yardley 75Y Warwks 1937 1962 NONE NONE Birstall J12 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1890 1902 Under Leeds 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 -1856 Under Darlington 1856 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1874. Head Post Office 1874 - Bishop Auckland 80 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1896 1906 + Bishop Auckland, South 80 Durham 1887 1888 Under Bishop Auckland 1884 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with South Rd Bishop Auckland in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Road Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Shrewsbury 1855 - 1858. Railway Sub Office 1858 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Bishops Castle 82 Salop 1844 1906 1844 1906 1905 - 1906 + Bishops Stortford 83 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bishops Waltham 85 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1857. Under Fareham 1857. Southampton 1857 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Bisley Camp J62 Surrey 1892 1906 1889 1915 Under Woking 1892 - 1906 + Seasonal. Under Devoran Railway Sub Office 1888 -(J27 issued in 1888)- 1892. Perranwell Station Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Bissoe J27 Corn 1892 1906 1888 1891 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Black River A30 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Blackawton B81 Devon 1863 1876 Under Totnes 1846 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B80 issued 1863)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Blackawton B80 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1902 Blackburn 86 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 8 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Blackburn 98 Lancs 1844 1899 Error of number 98 instead of 86 in a 1844 type, a 3HOS and a 3VOS Blackheath, Birmingham 76 Warwks 1924 1967 NONE NONE Under Gateshead 1848 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(D20 issued in 1868)- 1869. Durham 1869 - 1872. Railway Sub Blackhill D20 Durham 1874 1906 1868 1900 Office 1872 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Blackmill 333 Glam 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O. Under Bridgend 1853 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1895. Bridgend 1895 - 1906 + Blackpool 953 Lancs 1847 1962 1846 1909 Under Preston 1844 - 1877. Head Post Office 1877 - 1906 + Under Preston 1844 - 1877. Blackpool 1877 - later became a Town Receiving House of Blackpool. A 3VOD with South Blackpool, South Shore 953 Lancs 1888 1909 Shore Blackpool in the cds was first used in Aug 1888. Under Bagshot 1844 - 1853. Farnborough Station 1853 - 1884. Farnborough 1884 - 1890. Camberley 1890 - 1891. Blackwater J75 Hants 1892 1906 1891 1897 Independent Sub Office 1891 -1901. Camberley 1901 - 1906 + Blackwood 101 Monm 1924 1962 NONE NONE Blaenau Festiniog F04 Mer 1882 1906 1884 1907 Previously called Four Crosses Railway Sub Office. Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1886. Head Post Office 1886 - 1906 + Blaenau Festiniog 100 Mer 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Abergavenny 1847 - 1854. Pontypool 1854 - 1883. Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - Blaenavon G43 Monm 1882 1906 1882 1908 1903. Pontypool 1903 - 1906 + Blaenavon 102 Monm 1924 1962 NONE NONE Blaenllecha 993 Glam 1882 1887 1876 stamp Under Pontypridd 1867 - 1877. Renamed Ferndale in 1877. A new office was opened in 1880 called Blaenllecha, under Pontypridd 1880 - 1893. Ferndale Railway Sub Office 1893 - Blaenllecha D42 Glam 1882 1902 1880 stamp 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Ferndale 1906 + Under Cardigan 1860 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 -(F61 issued in 1872)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Blaenyffoss F61 Pem 1874 1906 1872 1901 + Blagdon B26 Som 1874 1906 1859 1902 Under Bristol 1844 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 + Blaina D83 Monm 1874 1906 1868 1902 Under Newport 1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Holt 1844 - 1855. Thetford 1855 - 1873. Dereham 1873 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1889. Dereham 1889 - 1894. Holt Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1900. Independent Sub Office 1900 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Blakeney 372 Norfolk 1844 1906 1844 1852 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Only used numerals from 1844 to 1852 despite being in all the lists from 1844 to 1906. Blandford 87 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Gateshead 1845-1856. Newcastle on Tyne 1856 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Blaydon B63 Durham 1874 1906 1862 1911 1905 - 1906 + Blaydon 93 Durham 1924 1962 NONE NONE Bletchingley 318 Surrey 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Godstone 1844 - 1846. Reigate 1846 - 1858. Redhill 1858 - 1906 + Bletchley 025 Bucks 1899 1962 NONE NONE Bletchley Station 025 Bucks 1855 1892 1853 1899 Under Fenny Stratford 1853 Head Post Office 1853 - 1906 + Renamed Bletchley in 1897. Under Moreton in Marsh 1844 - early 1850's. Broadway early 1850's - 1854. Moreton in Marsh 1854 - 1881. Independent Blockley K71 Glos 1902 1906 1896 1896 Sub Office 1881 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Bloxwich G36 Staffs 1882 1906 1882 G.P.O. Under Walsall 1844 - 1906 + Bloxwich 82 Staffs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Blue Mountain Valley G15 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Blundellsands, Liverpool 466S Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under North Shields 1844 - 1856. Morpeth 1856 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B74 issued in 1863)- 1873. Head Post Blyth B74 Northumb 1874 1924 1863 1907 Office 1873 - 1906 + Blyth 113 Northumb 1925 1962 NONE NONE Blythe Bridge 181 Staffs 1952 1959 NONE NONE Bodenham J96 Heref 1892 1906 1891 stamp Under Leominster 1844 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + Bodmin 88 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1891 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bodorgan J60 Anglesey 1892 1906 1889 1906 Under Llangefni 1887 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 9 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Bognor 91 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1892 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bolton 92 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1955 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Boncath F63 Pem 1874 1906 1872 1905 Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Boot K50 Cumb 1902 1924 1893 1926 Under Carnforth 1876 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Booth Ferry Rd, Goole 319 Yorks W.R. 1887 1889 Under Goole 1885 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Booth Ferry Rd, Goole in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Bootle G58 Cumb 1887 1902 1882 G.P.O. Under Ulverstone 1844 - 1856. Whitehaven 1856 - 1867. Holborn Hill Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1869 Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Allocated both G58 and K57 in the 1902 list. Bootle K57 Cumb 1902 1906 1894 1907 Bootle cum Linacre, Under Liverpool. An Office established with this name 1883 - 1891. 3VOD with Bootle cum Linacre Liverpool in the cds 466 Lancs 1883 1887 Liverpool was sent in Oct 1883. Under Carnforth 1886 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Bootle Station K58 Cumb 1902 1906 1894 1910 Office 1905 - 1906 + Bootle, Liverpool 466 Lancs 1874 1912 Under Liverpool. An Office at Bootle 1844 - 1883 and 1891 - 1906 + . Bootle, Liverpool 466B Lancs 1925 1962 NONE NONE Bordon 96 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Boreham Wood 128 Herts 1929 1962 NONE NONE Borough Green 682 Kent 1882 1906 1882 1907 Under Sevenoaks 1847 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Boroughbridge 93 Yorks W.R. 1844 1906 1844 1878 Head Post Office 1844 - 1863. Under York 1863 - 1906 + Under Aberystwith 1850 - 1859. Shrewsbury 1859 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C02 issued in 1864)- 1905. Borth C02 Card 1874 1906 1864 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Camelford 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B79 issued in 1863) - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Boscastle B79 Corn 1874 1906 1863 1892 + Under Bournemouth 1871 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House in 1892. Upgraded to a Town Branch Office in 1901. Boscombe J69 Hants 1892 1902 1889 1893 Moved to Dorset in 1974. Boscombe 060C Hants 1929 1959 NONE NONE Boston 94 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1887 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Boston Spa 526 Yorks W.R. 1882 1906 1875 1906 Under Tadcaster 1854 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Botesdale 100 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1854 Under Bury St.Edmunds 1844 - 1851. Scole 1851 - 1884. Diss 1884 - 1906 + Bourne 103 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1956 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Marlow (as Bone End)1845 - c.1860. Reopened as Bourne End 1864 - 1875. Maidenhead 1875 - 1898 Independent Bourne End G45 Bucks 1882 1902 1882 1889 Sub Office 1898 - 1906 + Bournemouth B60 Hants 1874 1924 1860 1898 Under Poole 1844 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1864. Head Post Office 1864 - 1906 + Bournemouth 060 Hants 1928 1962 NONE NONE Bournemouth, 060B Hants 1929 1962 NONE NONE Westbourne Bournemouth, Winton 916 Hants 1924 1924 NONE NONE Bournemouth, Winton 060A Hants 1929 1962 NONE NONE Bournville, Birmingham 109 Warwks 1924 1938 NONE NONE Under Moreton in Marsh 1844 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 -(D39 issued in 1881)- 1886. Railway Sub Office Bourton on the Water D39 Glos 1882 1906 1881 1913 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Bovington Camp 624B Dorset 1929 1962 NONE NONE Bow 056 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1877 Under Crediton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Aberystwith 1855 - 1856. Shrewsbury 1856 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C03 issued in 1864)- 1905. Bow Street C03 Card 1874 1906 1864 1908 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ingatestone 1845 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1878. Rayleigh 1878 - 1880 Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1897 Bowers Gifford D19 Essex 1892 1906 1892 1894 Pitsea 1897 - 1906 + Bowness 412 Westmd 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Kendal 1844 - 1847. Windermere 1847 - 1887. Town Receiving House of Windermere 1887 - 1906 + Bowness 586 Westmd 1882 1906 NONE NONE Boxford 211 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 stamp Under Colchester 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 10 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Boxmoor A22 Herts 1874 1906 1858 1899 Under Hemel Hempstead 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1863. Hemel Hempstead 1863 - 1906 + Brackley 104 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Farnborough Station 1853 - 1857. Reading 1857 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1860 - Bracknell 105 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1903 1865. Head Post Office 1865 - 1906 + Bradbury 942 Durham 1845 1857 NONE NONE Under Darlington 1844 - Closed in 1844 or shortly afterwards. 942 seen only used at Sedgefield. Bradford 107 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1890 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bradford J95 Lancs 1892 1906 1891 1897 Under Manchester 1855 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1896 - 1906 + Bradford on Avon 106 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Southampton 1844 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 -(C54 issued in 1865)- 1866 Sandown 1866 - 1867. Railway Brading C54 I.O.W. 1874 1906 1865 1907 Sub Office 1867 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Braintree 112 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bramhall Price P.D.O. 078 Ches 1965 NONE NONE PDO = Postmans District Office. Bramley J37 Surrey 1892 1906 1888 1908 Under Guildford 1844 - 1906 + Bramley H70 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1886 1914 Under Leeds 1844 - 1906 + Brampton 113 Cumb 1844 1906 1844 1919 Under Carlisle 1844 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1876 Carlisle 1876 - 1906 + Under Ludlow 1844 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1855 Ludlow 1855 - 1860 Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905 Independent Brampton Brian 078 Heref 1874 1906 1857 1879 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Brancepeth D78 Durham 1874 1906 1868 1893 Under Durham 1844 - 1874 Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Brandis Corner 057 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1879 Under Exeter 1856 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Brandon 114 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Brandon Colliery H60 Durham 1887 1906 1885 1895 Under Durham 1863 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 -(H60 issued in 1885)- 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Brasted A84 Kent 1882 1906 1882 1907 Under Sevenoaks 1844 - 1885 Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1902 Sevenoaks 1902 - 1906 + Braunton J56 Devon 1892 1906 1889 1899 Under Barnstaple 1844 - 1889 Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Braunton 030 Devon 1959 1962 NONE NONE Brayton Station K38 Cumb 1902 1902 1893 1899 Under Carlisle 1888 - 1897. Wigton 1897 - 1900. Became Brayton in 1900. Bream 206 Glos 1882 1906 1874 1902 Under Lydney 1861 - 1906 + Brecon 116 Brec 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Lamberhurst 1844. Cranbrook 1845 - 1857. Staplehurst 1857 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1896. Brenchley K13 Kent 1892 1906 1892 1909 Paddock Wood 1896 - 1906 +. London District Post 1844 -1857. Western District 1857 - 1868. Used 41 in a London style cancel. Head Post Office in Brentford E95 Middx 1874 1924 1870 1903 the Middlesex Provincial Area 1868 - 1906 + Brentford 021A Middx 1929 1962 NONE NONE Brentford was allocated 095 and 021A at the same time. See also Isleworth and Teddington. Brentford 095 Middx 1929 1959 NONE NONE Brentwood 118 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Okehampton 1845 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (see Crediton) Railway Sub Office 1860 - Bridestowe 058 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1896 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Bridge St, Goole 319 Yorks W.R. 1887 G.P.O. Under Goole 1853 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Bridge St, Goole in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Bridgend 120 Glam 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bridgenorth 122 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1969 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bridgwater 123 Som 1844 1962 1844 1883 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A charge mark with the number 729 was sent to Bridgwater in Apr1920. It was probably then sent on to a subordinate Bridgwater 729 Som NONE NONE office. Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Hull 1855 - 1876. Bridlington Quay 1876 - 1885 then a Town Receiving House of Bridlington 124 Yorks E.R. 1844 1906 1844 1887 Bridlington Quay. Renamed "High Street" in 1899. Bridlington 125 Yorks E.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Bridlington Quay 125 Yorks E.R. 1844 1902 1844 1967 Under Bridlington 1844 - 1855. Hull 1855 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1899. Renamed Bridlington in 1899. Bridport 127 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Brierfield J18 Lancs 1892 1906 1888 1902 Under Burnley 1865 - 1888. Nelson 1888 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 11 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Brierley Hill 995 Staffs 1855 1924 1851 1904 Under Birmingham 1844 - 1851. Head Post Office 1851 - 1906 + Brierley Hill 263A Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Brigg 129 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1879 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Brighouse C17 Yorks W.R. 1874 1924 1864 1897 Under Huddersfield 1844 - 1855. Normanton 1855 - 1866. Head Post Office 1866 -1906 + Brighouse 141 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Brightlingsea 898 Essex 1882 1906 1878 stamp Under Colchester 1844 - 1874. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1886. Colchester 1886 - 1906 + Brightlingsea 89 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Brighton 132 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1961 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Brighton and Hastings K98 Railway 1902 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded. SC = Sorting Carriage. SC Brighton Road, Worthing 923 Sussex 1883 1886 Under Worthing 1879 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Brighton Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Sep 1883. Alma Terrace is in Hove. Town Receiving House of Brighton 1870 -1906 + A 3VOD with Alma Terr. Brighton in the Brighton, Alma Terrace 132 Sussex 1883 1888 cds was sent in Dec 1883. Brighton, Bedford St 132 Sussex 1883 1889 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1854 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Bedford St. Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1883.

Brighton, Dyke Rd 132 Sussex 1883 1889 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1870 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Dyke Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. Brighton, HPO 132 Sussex 1882 1884 A 3VOD with H.P.O. Brighton in the cds was sent in Nov 1882. Under Brighton 1862 - 1906+:- Town Receiving House 1862 - 1876. Branch Office 1876 - 1888. Town Receiving House Brighton, Kemp Town BO 132 Sussex 1882 1887 1888 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Kemp Town BO Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1882. Brighton, Lewes Rd 132 Sussex 1884 1895 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1867 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Lewes Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Sep 1884. Brighton, Portslade 916 Sussex 1951 1959 NONE NONE Brighton, Preston Rd 132 Sussex 1883 1898 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1865 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Preston Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. Brighton, Rottingdean 804 Sussex 1951 1962 NONE NONE Brighton, Southwick 781 Sussex 1951 1962 NONE NONE Town Receiving House of Brighton 1882 - 1888. Closed 1888. A 3VOD with St.Georges Rd. Brighton in the cds was Brighton, St.Georges Rd 132 Sussex 1883 1888 sent in Dec 1883. Under Brighton 1867 - 1906+:- Town Receiving House 1867 - 1903. Branch Office 1903 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with St. Brighton, St.James's St 132 Sussex 1883 1889 James's St. Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1883. Town Receiving House of Brighton 1862 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Victoria Road Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar Brighton, Victoria Rd 132 Sussex 1883 1888 1883. Under Brighton 1870 - 1891 :- Town Receiving House 1870 - 1876. Branch Office 1876 - 1891. Closed 1891. A 3VOD Brighton, West Pier 132 Sussex 1882 1890 with West Pier Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1882. Under Brighton 1854 - 1906+ :- Town Receiving House 1854 - 1885. Branch Office 1885 - 1906 +. BO. in the cds from Brighton, Western Rd 132 Sussex 1880 1898 1885 onwards. A 3VOD with Western Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Jun 1880. Brimfield E25 Heref 1874 1906 1869 1917 Under Ludlow 1847 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E25 issued in 1869)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Brimscombe E01 Glos 1874 1906 1868 G.P.O. Under Stroud 1845 - 1906 + Previously known as Brimscombe Port Under Dereham 1844 - 1849. Thetford 1849 - 1873. Dereham 1873 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1887. Melton Briningham 246 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1852 Constable 1887 - 1890 Independent Sub Office 1890 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Bristol 134 Bristol 1844 1962 1844 1912 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bristol, Central D.O. 134C Bristol 1963 NONE NONE Central District Office A 3CD, 4VOD and a 3VOD issued with Clifton Bristol in the cds. Under Bristol 1844 - 1906+. From 1856 a Town Bristol, Clifton 134 Bristol 1862 1905 Receiving House Bristol, E.D.O. 134A Bristol 1963 NONE NONE Eastern District Office Bristol, Kingswood 419 Bristol 1924 1962 NONE NONE ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 12 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Bristol, N.D.O. 134B Bristol 1963 NONE NONE Northern District Office A 3CD and a 4VOD were issued with North St. Bristol in the cds, in Jan 1859 and Nov 1864 respectively. Town Bristol, North St 134 Bristol 1859 1880 Receiving House of Bristol 1859 - 1906 + Bristol, P.D.O. 134A Bristol 1962 NONE NONE Postmans District Office Bristol, P.D.O. 134E Bristol 1963 NONE NONE Postmans District Office Bristol, Redcliffe 134 Bristol 1859 1872 Town Receiving House of Bristol 1859 - 1906 +. Numeral cancels with 134, first sent in Jan 1859. Bristol, S.D.O. 134D Bristol 1963 NONE NONE Souther District Office Under Neath 1844 - 1863. Head Post Office 1863 - 1895. Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Briton Ferry B66 Glam 1874 1924 1862 1881 1906 + Briton Ferry 133 Glam 1924 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Torquay 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 Brixham 136 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1911 - 1906 + Under Witney 1849 - 1860 Closed. Reopened in 1875 (362 issued in 1875): Independent Sub Office 1875 -1895. Brize Norton 362 Oxon 1882 1906 1875 1896 Bampton 1895 - 1906 + Under Ramsgate 1844 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1893. Town Receiving House of Broadstairs Station 1893 - Broadstairs 737 Kent 1882 1924 1876 1885 1906 + Broadstairs 634A Kent 1929 1962 NONE NONE Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1891. Head Post Office 1891 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Broadstairs Station Office in Broadstairs Station 737 Kent 1886 1900 the cds was sent in Jun 1886. With BO in the cds from 1891. Broadstone J52 Dorset 1892 1906 1889 1914 Under Wimborne 1886 - 1906 + Broadstone 149 Dorset 1935 1962 NONE NONE Broadway 137 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1914 Head Post Office 1844 - 1894. Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Lyndhurst 1844 - 1855. Lymington 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - Brockenhurst 016 Hants 1882 1906 1878 1906 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Brockenhurst 135 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Ludlow 1846 - 1857.Shrewsbury 1857 (079 issued in 1857). Railway Sub Office 1857 -1905. Independent Sub Bromfield 079 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1901 Office 1905 - 1906 + In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the South Eastern District 1857 - Bromley 144 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1924 1865. Given the provincial number 144 in 1844. Solely in the Kent Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Only used provincial style numeral cancellations. Bromsgrove 139 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bromyard 138 Heref 1844 1962 1844 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1850 Under Worcester 1850 - 1906 + Bronwydd Arms B17 Carm 1882 1906 1879 1891 Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ironbridge 1844 - 1849. Shifnal 1849 - 1851. Newport 1851 - 1852. Wellington 1852 - 1874. Railway Sub Office Broseley 268 Salop 1882 1906 1875 1911 1875 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ferrybridge 1844 - 1853 Milford Junction 1853 - 1861. South Milford Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1868. Normanton Brotherton K16 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1896 1868 - 1902. Ferrybridge 1902 - 1906 + Under Redcar 1852 - 1868. Saltburn by the Sea Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 -1905. Brotton H16 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1884 1912 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Brough 142 Westmd 1844 1906 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Penrith 1855 - 1880. Kirkby Stephen 1880 -1906 + Brough 007 Yorks E.R. 1855 1962 1852 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ulverstone 1844 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 -(C99 issued in 1867)- 1879. Carnforth 1879 - 1893. Broughton in Furness C99 Lancs 1874 1906 1867 1906 Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 1906 + Moved from Lancashire to Cumbria in 1974. Broughton in Furness 064 Lancs 1962 NONE NONE Brownhills, Walsall 016 Staffs 1959 1962 NONE NONE Brown's Town A31 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Under Waltham Cross 1844 - 1855. Hoddesdon 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1903. Railway Sub Office Broxbourne 429 Herts 1882 1906 1875 1888 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 13 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Brunswick Road, 923 Sussex 1883 1887 Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Brunswick Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Sep 1883. Worthing Under Hay 1844 - 1855. Brecon 1855 -1858. Hereford 1858 - 1869. Talgarth Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1872. Closed 1872 - Bruntless 348 Brec 1844 1857 1844 1854 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Bath 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1876. Independent Sub Office 1876 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - Bruton 948 Som 1847 1924 1845 1880 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Number E57 was issued to Brynamman in 1869, the number was void in the 1874 list, allocated to Haughley by 1880. Brynamman E57 Carm 1869 G.P.O. Brynamman was under Llanelly 1865 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1887. Renamed Upper Brynamman Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -1906 + Under Abergavenny 1844 - 1852. Newport 1852 - 1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1905. Brynmawr 764 Brec 1844 1962 1844 1909 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Buckden 397 Hunts 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Huntingdon 1844 - 1906 + Under Ashburton 1844 - 1855. Newton Abbot 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(37 issued in 1874)- 1905. Buckfastleigh 37 Devon 1874 1906 1874 1898 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Buckfastleigh 130 Devon 1925 1962 NONE NONE North Eastern District under Woodford 1858 - 1866. On the demise of the North Eastern District in Dec1866, Buckhurst Buckhurst Hill D76 Essex 1874 1906 1868 1902 Hill became a Receiving House under Woodford Green in the Provincial Area 1867 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Buckhurst Hill 153 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Buckingham 145 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Buckland G03 Berks 1874 1906 1873 G.P.O. Under Faringdon 1844 - 1906 + Moved from Berkshire to Oxfordshire in 1974. Under Shrewsbury 1858. Aston on Clun Railway Sub Office 1858 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -1905. Independent Bucknell B58 Salop 1874 1906 1861 1898 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Under Stratton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855.Crediton 1856 - 1861. (See Crediton) Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1905. Bude 442 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1880 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Sidmouth 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1875. Independent Sub Office 1875 - 1902. Budleigh Salterton 756 Devon 1874 1962 1844 1880 Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Buenos Aires B32 Argentina 1874 1902 1860 1873 3HOS, 4VOS & 4CD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Apr1861 to Dec1873 Buff Bay A32 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Rhayader 1853 - 1855. Hay 1855. Brecon 1855 - 1858. Hereford 1858. Kington Builth 146 Brec 1844 1962 1844 1901 1858 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wells added in 1901. Bulford Camp 142 Wilts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Bull Bay 615 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Bulwell 119 Notts 1924 1959 NONE NONE Bulwell 583B Notts 1962 1962 NONE NONE Bungay 147 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Buntingford 148 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Burbage 987 Wilts 1855 1857 1851 1854 Under Pewsey 1844 - 1845. Marlborough 1845 - 1906 + Bures D81 Suffolk 1874 1902 1868 stamp Under Sudbury 1844 - 1851. Colchester 1851 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - Bures H29 Suffolk 1887 1906 1884 1906 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. In the 1887 to 1902 lists Bures was allocated both D81 and H29. Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. From 1853 to ? Day letters to Oxford and night letters to Cheltenham. Farringdon 1860 - Burford 149 Oxon 1844 1924 1844 1923 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Hurstpierpoint 1850 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1879. Brighton 1879 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 - Burgess Hill C90 Sussex 1874 1924 1866 1905 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Burgess Hill 990 Sussex 1928 1962 NONE NONE Under Spilsby 1844 - 1856. Boston 1856 - 1867 Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1900. Burgh D12 Lincs 1874 1906 1871 1889 Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Burnham 489 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Lynn 1844 - 1906 + Renamed Burnham Market in 1889. ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 14 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Lynn 1844 - 1906 + Renamed Burnham Market in 1889. Burnham G64 Norfolk 1887 1906 1883 1905 Burnham 581 Som 1882 1962 1875 stamp Under Bridgewater 1844 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Burnley 150 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Burnopfield D19 Durham 1874 1887 1868 1872 Under Gateshead 1848 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(D19 issued in 1868)- 1872. Newcastle on Tyne 1872 - 1888. Burnopfield J35 Durham 1892 1906 1888 1914 Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Burrington B25 Som 1874 1906 1859 1903 Under Bristol 1847 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1894. Bristol 1894 - 1906 + Burry Port E92 Carm 1874 1906 1870 1905 Under Llanelly 1861 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(E92 issued in 1870)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Burry Port 040 Carm 1962 NONE NONE Burslem 551 Staffs 1844 1887 1844 1898 Under Newcastle under Lyne 1844 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1906 + Burslem 547A Staffs 1925 1962 NONE NONE Burton 153 Westmd 1844 1906 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1873 Under Carnforth 1873 - present Burton Agnes 941 Yorks E.R. 1845 1857 1844 1845 Under Hull 1844 - 1900. Driffield 1900 - 1906 + Burton on Trent 152 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 -(E79 issued in 1869)- 1884. Etchingham 1884 - 1892. Independent Sub Burwash E79 Sussex 1874 1906 1869 1878 Office 1892 - 1896. Etchingham 1896 - 1906 + Bury 154 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1947 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bury St.Edmunds 97 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1919 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Bute Docks D57 Glam 1874 1902 1868 1904 Under Cardiff 1847 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House 1857 - 1906 + Under Cardiff 1847 - 1906+. A Town Receiving House 1857 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Bute Docks Cardiff in the cds was Bute Docks, Cardiff 162 Glam 1879 1883 sent in Nov 1879. Butterknowle J02 Durham 1887 1906 1887 1900 Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Buxton 155 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Brecon 1844 -1855. Crickhowell 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(203 issued in 1874)- 1905. Independent Bwlch 203 Brec 1882 1906 1874 1909 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Byfield 738 Northts 1882 1906 1876 1911 Under Daventry 1844 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -1906 + Cadishead 995 Lancs 1959 1962 NONE NONE Caerau 731 Glam 1906 1906 NONE NONE Caerleon 562 Monm 1844 1906 1844 1879 Under Newport 1844 - 1848. Usk 1848 - 1851. Newport 1851 - 1906 + Caerphilly 771 Glam 1882 1962 1877 1890 Under Cardiff 1844 - 1906 + Under Newtown 1851 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C04 issued in 1864)- 1905. Caersws C04 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1922 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cainscross F23 Glos 1874 1906 1871 G.P.O. Under Stroud 1844 - 1906 + Cairo B01 Egypt 1859 1873 A 3HOS was used on GB stamps from Mar1862 to 1873, when British Post Office closed. Caistor 130 Lincs 1844 1906 1844 1885 Under Brigg 1844 - 1849. Head Post Office 1849 - 1906 + Caldecot H12 Rutland 1887 1906 1884 G.P.O. Under Leicester 1864 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1888. Uppingham 1888 - 1906 + Caldera C37 Chile 1874 1902 1865 1878 A 3TH.HOS was used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jan1865 to Dec1878 Calderbridge K80 Cumb 1902 1924 1897 1899 Under Whitehaven 1844 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 -1899. Beckermet 1899 - 1906 + Caldicot 99 Monm 1874 1906 1874 G.P.O. Under Chepstow 1850 - 1906 + Caldicote 562 Monm 1967 NONE NONE Callao C38 Peru 1874 1902 1865 1879 3TH.HOS, 4VOS & 4VOD were used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Oct1865 to Feb1879 Under Tavistock 1844 - 1852. Plymouth 1852 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Callington 781 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1881 1906 + Calne 157 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Chippenham 1855 - 1865. Head Post Office 1865 - 1906 + Was Cambridge Town until 1877. Under Farnborough Station 1877 - 1884. Farnborough 1884 - 1889. Head Post Office Camberley J65 Surrey 1892 1924 1889 1903 1889 - 1906 + Camberley 166 Surrey 1925 1962 NONE NONE Under Morpeth 1845 - 1855. Newcastle on Tyne 1855 - 1879. Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Cambo J72 Northumb 1892 1906 1890 1913 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 15 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Camborne 815 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1903 Under Truro 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Cambridge 158 Cambs 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Camelford 160 Corn 1844 1924 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Camelford 049 Corn 1962 NONE NONE Camp Hill, Birmingham 75CH Wawrks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Moreton in Marsh 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1900. Railway Sub Campden 76 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1906 Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -1906 + Later known as Chipping Campden. Campden 182 Glos 1948 1959 NONE NONE Campsea Ash 171 Suffolk 1882 1906 1874 1903 Under Woodbridge 1853 - 1858. Wickham Market 1858 - 1906 + Camrose E13 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1892 Under Haverfordwest 1851 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Walsall 1844 - 1855. Rugeley 1855 - 1856. Walsall 1856 - 1859. Stafford 1859 - 1903. Independent Sub Office Cannock 840 Staffs 1882 1962 1877 1908 1903 - 1906 + Cannock Chase FPO G19 Army 1874 1902 1873 1873 A 4VOD issued in Aug1873. FPO = Field Post Office Canterbury 84 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1949 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Canvey Island 963 Essex 1959 NONE NONE Cap Coch F99 Glam 1874 1902 1873 G.P.O. Under Aberdare 1867- 1906+ Renamed Abercwmboi in Dec 1905. Cape Castle 556 Gold Coast 1882 1887 not GB not GB A 3VOS that was only used on Gold Coast stamps. Capel Bangor O66 Card 1882 1906 1879 1906 Under Shrewsbury 1862 - 1863. Aberystwith 1863 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 + Cardiff 162 Glam 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Branch Office established in 1890, A 3VOD with Barry Dock BO in the cds is first recorded used in 1891. Renamed Cardiff, Barry Dock BO 162 Glam 1891 1894 Barry BO in 1897. Under Cardiff 1847 - 1906+. A Town Receiving House 1857 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Bute Docks Cardiff in the cds was Cardiff, Bute Docks 162 Glam 1879 1883 sent in Nov 1879. Under Cardiff 1874 - 1895. Closed 1895. Duplexes with East Dock Cardiff in the cds were sent - a 4VOD in Mar 1874 Cardiff, East Dock 162 Glam 1874 1880 and a 3VOD in Jun 1880. Cardiff, Whitchurch 40 Glam 1962 NONE NONE Cardigan 164 Card 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Carmarthen 1855 - 1857. Head Post Office 1857 - 1906 + Under Milnthorpe 1848 - 1856 Kendal 1856 -1857. Newton in Cartmel 1857 - 1867. Grange Railway Sub Office 1867 - Carke in Cartmel G24 Lancs 1874 1906 1873 1905 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Carke before 1887 Cark afterwards. Carlin How H17 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1884 1900 Under Saltburn by Sea 1873 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Carlisle 165 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Carlton K19 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1912 Under Selby 1848 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Carlton 583C Notts 1962 1962 NONE NONE Carlton 161 Notts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Carlton Iron Works H46 Durham 1887 1906 1885 1912 Under Stockton on Tees 1876 - 1880. Ferry Hill 1880 - 1906 + Carlton on Trent 543 Notts 1844 1857 1844 1847 Under Newark 1844 - 1906 + Carmarthen 167 Carm 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Previously Pool. Railway Sub office 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Office went back to Pool in Carn Brea D31 Corn 1892 1906 1882 1920 1950. Carnarvon 108 Carn 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Carnforth E73 Lancs 1874 1924 1869 1889 Under Lancaster 1844 - 1869. Head Post Office 1869 -(E73 issued in 1869)- 1906 + Carnforth 171 Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Carnforth & Whitehaven J54 Railway 1892 1902 1889 1911 TPO = Travelling Post Office. Duplex used. TPO Under Newtown 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C05 issued in 1864)- 1905. Independent Sub Carno C05 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1908 Office 1905 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED London District Post 1844 -1857. Southern District 1857 - 1868. Used 30 in a London style cancel. On the demise of the Carshalton D97 Surrey 1874 1906 1868 1906 Southern District in 1868 moved to the Surrey Provincial Area. (D97 issued in 1868). Under Sutton 1868 - 1872. Independent Sub Office 1872 - 1906 + Carthagena C56 Colombia 1874 1902 1865 1872 A 3TH.HOS was used on GB stamps. GB stamps used at Carthagena (C56 and C65) from Sep 1865 to Mar 1881. Carthagena C65 Colombia 1866 1881 A 4VOS (with a thin C) issued and used in error for number C56. Castle Acre 935 Norfolk 1882 1906 1878 stamp Under Swaffham 1844 - 1861. Brandon 1861 - 1878. Swaffham 1878 -(935 issued in 1878)- 1906 + Under Shepton Mallet 1844. Bath 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1876. Independent Sub Office 1876 - 1898. Castle Cary 949 Som 1847 1906 1845 1906 Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Castle Donington G31 Leics 1874 1906 1873 1879 Under Derby 1845 - 1906 + Under Stockton 1844 - 1850. Ferry Hill 1850 -1858. Castle Eden Station 1858 - 1864. Ferry Hill 1865 - 1867. Castle Eden Castle Eden 737 Durham 1844 1857 1844 1859 Station Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1893. Closed. Castle Eden Colliery D69 Durham 1874 1906 1868 G.P.O. Actually used at Wingate from 1890 to 1906. Number D71 used at both Castle Eden Colliery (in a 4VOS) and Wingate (in a 3VOD). Castle Eden Colliery was under Castle Eden Colliery D71 Durham 1868 1873 Ferry Hill 1854 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1873. Castle Eden Station 1873 - 1901. Castle Eden Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Castle Eden Station D70 Durham 1874 1902 1868 1900 Under Ferry Hill 1850 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - Renamed Castle Eden Railway Sub Office in 1901. Castleford C31 Yorks W.R. 1874 1906 1864 1904 Under Pontefract 1844 - 1855. Normanton 1855 - 1891. Independent Sub Office 1891 - 1906 + Castleford 168 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Castletown 037 I.O.M. 1855 1906 1854 1905 Under Douglas 1844 - 1869. Independent Sub Office 1869 - 1906 + Under Weymouth 1860 - 1885. Fortuneswell Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1906 + Castletown 081 Dorset 1882 1906 1879 1905 Renamed Portland Harbour in 1908. Castletown 172 I.O.M 1924 1962 NONE NONE Caterham 169 Surrey 1934 1959 NONE NONE The 3VOS with the number C79 was used in Caterham Junction in 1880. In 1882 became a RSO and changed its name Caterham Junction C79 Surrey 1882 1882 1880 1880 to Purley. Caterham Valley E83 Surrey 1874 1906 1869 1908 Under Redhill 1867 - 1869. Head Post Office 1869 -(E83 issued in 1869)- 1906 + Caterham Valley 169 Surrey 1924 1934 NONE NONE Catterick 133 Yorks N.R. 1844 1906 1844 1917 Head Post Office 1844 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Catterick Camp 173 Yorks N.R. 1934 1962 NONE NONE Caxton 135 Cambs 1844 1874 1844 1856 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Royston 1855 - 1876. Cambridge 1876 - 1906 + Cecil Street, Stockton on Town Receiving House of Stockton from 1878 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Cecil St. Stockton on Tees in the cds was sent 736 Durham 1887 1887 Tees in Mar 1887. Cefn Coed F75 Glam 1874 1906 1872 G.P.O. Under Merthyr Tydvil 1853 - 1906 + Ceinws G82 Mont 1887 1906 1883 1906 Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cemaes Road G87 Mont 1887 1906 1883 1904 Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cemmaes C06 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1904 Under Newtown 1844 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C06 issued in 1864)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + C09 was allocated to Commins Coch Mont. But only used at Cemmaes. Cemmaes C09 Mont 1864 1894 Cenarth E26 Carm 1874 1902 1869 G.P.O. Under Carmarthen 1851 - 1852. Newcastle Emlyn 1852 - 1857. Carmarthen 1857 - 1868. Llandyssil 1868 - 1887. Railway Cenarth H01 Carm 1887 1906 1883 1892 Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cerrig y Druidion 596 Denbigh 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under Corwen 1844 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. Eastern District 1857 - 1870. Issued with 10B in a London style cancel. Moved to the Essex Provincial Area in 1870 (F10 issued in 1870): Under Romford 1870 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1893. Chadwell F10 Essex 1874 1902 1870 1898 Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1898. Renamed Chadwell Heath Railway Sub Office in July 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Chadwell Heath 174 Essex 1924 1949 NONE NONE Under Exeter 1844 - 1884. Newton Abbot 1884 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903-1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Chagford B29 Devon 1882 1906 1879 1899 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Chalford 171 Glos 1844 1857 1844 1857 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Stroud 1855 - 1906 + Chapel en le Frith 156 Derbys 1844 1857 1844 1854 Under Buxton 1844 - 1848. Stockport 1848 - 1906 + Chapel en le Frith J67 Derbys 1892 1924 1889 1894 Chapel Road North, 923 Sussex 1883 1884 Under Worthing 1882 - 1885. Closed 1885. A 3VOD with Chapel Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. Worthing Chapelton A33 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Chapeltown 40 Monm 1887 1906 1886 1908 Prior to 1886 was Newtown Railway Sub Office. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Chapeltown Rd. Leeds 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1902 Under Leeds 1875 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Chapeltown Rd. BO Leeds in the cds was sent in Jan 1880. Chard 159 Som 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Wotton under Edge 1853 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 -(998 issued in 1878))- 1905. Independent Sub Office Charfield 998 Glos 1882 1906 1878 1907 1905 - 1906 + Charing 356 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1912 Under Maidstone 1844 - 1856. Ashford 1856 - 1906 + Under Enstone 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Charlbury F30 Oxon 1874 1906 1871 1907 Office 1905 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. 12B in a London style cancellation issued 1861.The entire Woolwich District, including Old Charlton moved from London to the Kent Provincial area in 1879. Had Charlton, Old 379 Kent 1882 1892 1875 1902 ceased using district initials in 1875 -(379 issued in 1875). Old Charlton was an Independent Sub Office 1879 - 1902. Town Receiving House of Charlton Branch Office 1902 - 1906 +. Under Woodstock 1849 - 1858. Banbury 1858. Closed 1858 - 1872. Reopened under Banbury 1872 - 1906 + The cds Charlton K85 Northts 1897 1913 accompanying the K85 3VOS can be either Charlton or Kings Sutton throughout the period of use. Charlton, Church Lane 379 Kent 1882 1894 Under Old Charlton 1881 - 1902. became Charlton Branch Office in 1902. Later used number J85. Charlton, Lower Rd 379 Kent 1882 1890 Under Old Charlton 1882 - 1892. Replaced by Woolwich Road Old Charlton in 1892 (this Office used number J86). Head Post Office 1844 - 1864. Under Bridport 1864 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Charmouth 194 Dorset 1844 1906 1844 1879 1905 - 1906 + Chatham 173 Kent 1844 1924 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Chathill 038 Northumb 1857 1962 1854 1930 Head Post Office 1854 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Chatteris 174 Cambs 1844 1857 1844 1856 Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under March 1853 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - Chatteris 892 Cambs 1882 1962 1878 1904 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cheadle 175 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Stone 1849 - 1857. Stafford 1857 - 1874. Stoke 1874 - 1906 +. Cheadle 183 Ches 1929 1962 NONE NONE Cheadle Hulme 183A Ches 1962 NONE NONE Cheetham Hill C72 Lancs 1874 1902 1866 1869 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906+ Town Receiving House 1859 - 1906 + Under Knutsford 1846 - 1855. Congleton 1855 - 1873. Crewe 1873 - 1875. Independent Sub Office 1875 -(317 issued in Chelford 317 Ches 1882 1906 1875 1918 1875)- 1880. Crewe 1880 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Chelmsford 176 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Chelmsford 169 Essex 1870 1873 Error of number 169 in a 4VOD instead of 176 London District Post 1846 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1865 under Bromley. Moved to the Kent Provincial Area Chelsfield H97 Kent 1887 1906 1887 1920 in 1865. Under Chislehurst 1865 - 1885. Orpington 1885- 1887. Independent Sub Office 1887 -(H97 issued in 1887)- 1906 + Cheltenham 177 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Chepstow 178 Monm 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Chertsey 179 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Amersham 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Chesham 15 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1907 Office 1905 - 1906 + Chessington 997 Surrey 1959 1962 NONE NONE Chester 180 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD occurs with Chester RO in the cds - RO means Railway Ofice. Chester Castle F98 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Head Post Office 1844 - 1846. Fence Houses 1846 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 Chester le Street 188 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1905 + Chesterfield 186 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Chestergate, Macclesfield 491 Ches 1883 1891 A 3VOD with Chestergate BO, Macclesfield in the cds was issued in Jul1883 Chichester 190 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1890 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Independent Sub Office by 1885 - c.1898. Closed c.1898. A 3VOD with Chichester Station Office in the cds was sent in Chichester Station Office 190 Sussex 1885 1891 May 1885. London District Post 1844 -1857. North Eastern District 1857 - 1866. On the demise of the North Eastern District in Dec Chigwell Rd. E78 Essex 1874 1906 1869 1908 1866, moved to the Essex Provincial Area. Receiving House under Woodford Green 1867. Head Post Office 1867 - 1894. In 1868 and 1869 used number 17 in a London style cancel in error. Independent Sub Office 1894 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. Receiving House under Woodford Green in the North Eastern District 1857 - Dec1866. Continued under Woodford Green in the Essex Provincial Area 1867 - 1877. In 1877 it ceased to be listed in the Provincial area in the Post Office Guide, although it was allocated the provincial number 833 in the 1882 and 1892 Chingford 833 Essex 1882 1892 1877 1889 lists. Sometime between 1887 and 1899 the number 833 was deleted and 84 was allocated to Chingford in the London Lists from 1899 to 1962. Provincial number 833 was used when Chingford was in the Eastern District of London from 1877 - 1893. Replaced by Station Road BO 1893. Chippenham 191 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Chipping Norton 195 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1897 HPO 1844 - 1906 + Chipping Sodbury 193 Glos 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Chippenham 1844 - 1865. Head Post Office 1865 -(C48 issued in 1865)- 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Chipping Sodbury C48 Glos 1874 1906 1865 1908 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Chirbury 855 Salop 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Under Welshpool 1844 - 1845. Shrewsbury 1845 - 1852. Welshpool 1852 - 1853. Shrewsbury 1853 - 1864. Railway Sub Chirbury C07 Salop 1874 1924 1864 1898 Office 1864 -(C07 issued in 1864)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Chirk 196 Denbigh 1844 1857 1844 1859 Head Post Office 1844 - 1848. Ruabon 1848 - 1906 + Chislehurst 201 Kent 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. It is assumed that an 1844 type obliterator was issued in 1844, it has not been recorded. Chislehurst was a receiving house under Bromley in the London District Post 1846 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1867. Given the London Chislehurst D05 Kent 1874 1924 1867 1911 style cancel 13B in 1861. Moved to the Kent Provincial Area in 1867 and started using D05 in provincial style Chislehurst 005 Kent 1928 1962 NONE NONE Chislehurst Station Office D05 Kent 1893 1909 Sorting Office 1893 to c.1909. 3VOD with Chislehurst Station Office in the cds used from Jun1893 Chislehurst, Lower D05 Kent 1884 1907 A 3VOD with Lower Camden Chislehurst in the cds was issued in Aug1884 Camden In the London District Post 1844 - 1857. Western District 1857 - 1906 +. Chiswick was allocated number 42 in the Provincial Lists from 1874 to 1887. However it never left London. Provincial style cancellations with the number 42 Chiswick 42 Middx 1874 1887 1874 1889 were first sent in 1874 but were not used. Another set were issued and used when Chiswick became a Suburban District in the newly formed Paddington District in 1882. Later a London style numeral 57 was used. Cholderton 993 Wilts 1857 1857 1851 G.P.O. Under Salisbury 1844-55. Marlborough 1855-1861. Salisbury 1861- 1906 + Wallingford 1844 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Cholsey K77 Berks 1902 1906 NONE NONE 1905 - 1906 + Chorley 198 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Manchester 1856 - 1871. Office closed 1871. Not in any list, C16 allocated for a period between the 1857 and Chorley C16 Ches 1864 1871 1874 lists. Chorlton cum Hardy L04 Lancs 1906 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded Chorlton cum Hardy 181 Lancs 1924 1951 NONE NONE Chorlton cum Hardy 498J Lancs 1951 1959 NONE NONE Christchurch 200 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1908 HPO 1844 - 1906 + Moved to Dorset in 1974. Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Newton Abbot 1855 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Chudleigh 202 Devon 1844 1906 1844 1881 Office 1905 - 1906 +. Chulmleigh 203 Devon 1844 1857 1844 1856 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Chumleigh to 1879. ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 19 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1872. Chulmleigh 059 Devon 1874 1962 1856 1900 Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Chumleigh to 1879. Church H52 Lancs 1887 1906 1885 1898 Under Accrington 1844 - 1906 + Town Receiving House of Accrington 1895 - 1906 + Under Old Charlton 1881 - 1902. became Charlton Branch Office in 1902. A 3VOD number 379, with Church Lane Church Lane Charlton 379 Kent 1882 1894 Charlton Kent in the cds was sent in Jan 1882. Later used number J85 from c.1891 to 1900. Church Lane, Old Under Old Charlton 1881 - 1902. became Charlton Branch Office in 1902. A 3VOD number 379, with Church Lane J85 Kent 1892 1902 1891 1900 Charlton Charlton Kent in the cds was sent in Jan 1882. Later used number J85 from c.1891 to 1900. Church Stretton 709 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1890 Under Shrewsbury 1844 - 1858. Railway Sub Office 1858 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Churchstoke 856 Mont 1844 1857 1844 1884 Under Welshpool 1844 - 1845. Shrewsbury 1845 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C08 issued in 1864)- 1905. Churchstoke C08 Mont 1874 1906 1864 stamp Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Churston Ferrers 985 Devon 1883 1915 Error of number 985 in a 3VOD instead of G85. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Churston Ferrers G85 Devon 1887 1906 NONE NONE Under Carnarvon 1878 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 -(A99 issued in 1881)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Chwilog A99 Carn 1882 1906 1881 1913 1906 + Under Lampeter 1853 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Ciliau Aeron E21 Card 1874 1906 1868 1895 1906 + Cinderford 206 Glos 1924 1962 NONE NONE Cirencester 204 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1885 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ciudad Bolivar D22 Venezuela 1874 1902 1868 1876 4VOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Sep1869 to Dec1876 Under Colchester 1856 - 1888. Independent Sub Office 1888 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1904. Head Post Office Clacton on Sea K94 Essex 1902 1924 1899 1905 1904 - 1906 + Clacton on Sea 199 Essex 1927 1962 NONE NONE Under Haverfordwest 1870 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 -(G67 issued in 1883)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Clarbeston Road G67 Pem 1887 1906 1883 1904 1906 + Clare 206 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Sudbury 1855 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1874 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - Clare D92 Suffolk 1874 1906 1868 1910 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Claremont A34 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Clarendon A35 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Clark's Town F81 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Claverley, Tunbridge 820 Kent 1881 1891 Under Tunbridge Wells 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Calverley Tunbridge Wells in the cds was sent in Dec 1881. Wells Under Whitehaven 1845 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - Cleator G23 Cumb 1874 1924 1873 1920 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Whitehaven 1845 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - Cleator Moor G27 Cumb 1874 1906 1873 1916 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Leeds 1844 - 1864. Normanton 1864 -(C27 issued in 1864)- 1891. Independent Sub Office 1891 - 1902. Railway Cleckheaton C27 Yorks W.R. 1874 1924 1864 1916 Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cleckheaton 027 Yorks W.R. 1928 1962 NONE NONE Cleethorpes 205 Lincs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Cleobury Mortimer G71 Salop 1887 1906 1883 1912 Under Bewdley 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Clevedon 020 Som 1882 1906 1860 1923 Originally called Upper Clevedon. Clevedon a Head Post Office 1861 - 1906 + Clevedon 170 Som 1924 1962 NONE NONE Clevedon, Lower 020 Som 1855 1874 1853 1860 Under Bristol 1849 - 1860. Closed 1860. Clevedon, Upper 017 Som 1855 1874 1853 1859 Under Bristol 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1861. Renamed Clevedon in 1861. Under Holt 1844 - 1855. Thetford 1855 - 1873. Dereham 1873 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1889. Dereham 1889 - Cley 373 Norfolk 1844 1906 1844 1855 1894. Holt Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1900. Independent Sub Office 1900 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Only used numerals from 1844 to 1855 despite being in all the lists up to 1906. Clifford E71 Heref 1874 1906 1869 1894 Under Hereford 1854 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E71 issued in 1869)- 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Stopped using 959 in 1862, Used instead a 134 Bristol duplex with Clifton in the cds. Town Receiving House of Bristol Clifton 959 Bristol 1847 1857 1846 1862 1857 - 1906 + Clifton 583E Notts 1962 1962 NONE NONE Clifton Road, Worthing 923 Sussex 1883 G.P.O. Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Clifton Road Worthing in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. A 3CD, 4VOD and a 3VOD issued with Clifton Bristol in the cds. Under Bristol 1844 - 1906+. A Town Receiving House Clifton, Bristol 134 Bristol 1862 1905 from 1856. Head Post Office 1844 - 1847. Under Blackburn 1847 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1869. Head Post Office 1869 - Clitheroe 207 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1900 1906 + Clivetown H63 Glam 1887 1887 1885 G.P.O. Under Pontypridd 1885 - 1889. Renamed Ynysybwl in 1889. Cloughfold J87 Lancs 1892 1906 1891 1906 Under Manchester 1871 - 1906 + Under Ludlow 1846 - 1850. Shewsbury 1850 - 1857. Railway Sub Office 1857 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Clun 080 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1913 1906 + Clutton 008 Som 1882 1906 1878 1890 Under Bristol 1861 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1848 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E36 issued in 1869)- 1874. Swansea 1874 - 1884. Independent Clydach E36 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1877 Sub Office 1884 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1880 - 1893. Llwynypia Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Town Receiving Clydach Vale D55 Glam 1882 1902 1880 1893 House of Blaenclydach 1906 + Previously Narberth Road Railway Sub Office. Changed in 1876 to Clyderwen. A Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Clyderwen G21 Pem 1873 1892 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Wellington 1852 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(289 issued in 1874)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Coalbrookdale 289 Salop 1882 1906 1874 1907 + Coalville H43 Leics 1887 1906 1885 1908 Under Ashby de la Zouch 1852 - 1862. Leicester 1862 - 1906 + Coalville 196 Leics 1924 1962 NONE NONE Cobham 208 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Cobija C39 Bolivia 1874 1902 1865 1877 3TH.HOS, 4VOS & 3VOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Nov1865 to Nov1876 Under Newcastle 1844 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1878. Burslem 1878 - 1906+ :- As a Town Receiving House 1878 - Cobridge 550 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1858 1895, Branch Office 1895 - 1906 + Cockermouth 209 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Darlington 1847 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 -(D46 issued in 1880)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Cockfield D46 Durham 1882 1906 1880 1902 1906 + Codford A02 Wilts 1924 1924 NONE NONE Codford 002 Wilts 1928 1962 NONE NONE Cogan Pill, Penarth D94 Glam 1887 1887 Error D94 for A94. Under Cardiff 1859 - 1885. Town Receiving House of Penarth 1885 - 1906 + Coggeshall D37 Essex 1882 1906 1881 1908 Under Kelvedon 1844 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Coggleshall 202 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Coity 348 Glam 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O. Under Bridgend 1875 - 1906 + Colchester 210 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1955 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Coldspring 193 Jamaica 1882 1887 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Coleford 212 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Coleshill 213 Warwks 1844 1857 1844 1854 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Coventry 1855 - 1856. Birmingham 1856 - 1906 + Coleshill, Birmingham 109 Worcs 1949 1962 NONE NONE Collingbourne Ducis 990 Wilts 1855 1857 1851 1856 Under Marlborough 1845 - 1906 + Collingbourne Ducis K43 Wilts 1902 1906 1893 1901 Colnbrook 718 Bucks 1844 1857 1844 1863 Under Slough 1844 - 1906 + Moved to Berkshire in 1974. Colne 151 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1959 Under Burnley 1844 - 1846. Head Post Office 1846 - 1906 + Colon E88 Colombia 1874 1902 1870 1881 4VOS on GB stamps, recorded in use from Sep1871 to Aug1881 Colsterworth 215 Lincs 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Stamford 1844 - 1855. Grantham 1855 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Abergele 1846 - 1848. Rhyl 1848 - 1852. Conway 1852 - 1879. Colwyn Bay Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1897. Colwyn Bay 096 Denbigh 1882 1962 1879 1900 Renamed Old Colwyn in 1897. Colwyn Bay established in 1877. A Railway Sub Office 1879 -(096 issued in 1879)- 1894. Head Post Office 1894 - 1906 + Colyton 36 Devon 1844 1857 1844 1866 Under Axminster 1844 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + Combe Martin 015 Devon 1962 NONE NONE Under Shrewsbury 1857 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1886. Cemmaes Road Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Commins Coch C09 Mont 1874 1906 NONE NONE Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. C09 was allocated to Commins Coch but was only used at Cemmaes. Congleton 216 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Congresbury B22 Som 1874 1906 1859 1905 Under Bristol 1844 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 + Under Ambleside 1844 - 1847. Windermere 1847 - 1876. Ambleside 1876 - 1888. Independent Sub Office 1888 - 1893. Coniston K33 Lancs 1902 1906 1893 1911 Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Coniston 065 Lancs 1962 NONE NONE Connah's Quay H45 Flint 1887 1906 1885 1906 Under Flint 1863 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1906 +. Under Gateshead 1867 - 1868. Blackhill Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1869. Durham 1869 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - Consett 187 Durham 1882 1962 1874 1906 (187 issued in 1874)- 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Constantinople K66 Turkey 1902 1902 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded Conway 218 Carn 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Carmarthen 1853 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(E91 issued in 1870)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Conwyl Elfed E91 Carm 1874 1902 1870 1884 1906 +. Spelt Cynwil between 1862 and 1870. Cookham G44 Berks 1882 1906 1882 1889 Under Maidenhead 1844 - 1883. Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1906 + Under Crediton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Copplestone 010 Devon 1855 1906 1852 1885 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Copse F97 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Coquimbo C40 Chile 1874 1902 1865 1874 3TH.HOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jul1865 to Oct1874 Under Newcastle on Tyne 1844 - 1855. Gateshead 1855 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Corbridge 135 Northumb 1892 1906 1893 1906 1905 - 1906 + Corbridge 215 Northumb 1924 1959 NONE NONE Corby 23 Northts 1952 1962 NONE NONE Corfe Castle 844 Dorset 1844 1906 1844 1901 Under Wareham 1844 - 1906 + Corfe Castle 028 Dorset 1959 1962 NONE NONE Under Machynlleth 1846 - 1855. Welshpool 1855 - 1857. Shrewsbury 1857 - 1864. Machynlleth 1864 - 1883. Railway Sub Corris G89 Mer 1887 1906 1895 1919 Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Corsham 005 Wilts 1855 1906 1852 1909 Under Chippenham 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Corwen 219 Mer 1844 1962 1844 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +. Under Portsmouth 1844 - 1864. Fareham 1864 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 -(C70 issued in 1865)- 1905. Cosham C70 Hants 1874 1906 1865 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cosham 211 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Cottingham G61 Yorks E.R. 1887 1906 1882 1892 Under Hull 1844 - 1906 + Cottingham 217 Yorks E.R. 1946 1959 NONE NONE Coulsdon 220 Surrey 1925 1962 NONE NONE Coventry 223 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Cowbridge 224 Glam 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cowes 225 I.O.W. 1844 1962 1844 1881 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Morpeth 1854 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B76 issued in 1863)- 1892. Bebside Railway Sub Office 1892 - Cowpen B76 Northumb 1874 1906 1863 1871 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Morpeth 1854 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B77 issued in 1863)- 1891. Became Bebside Railway Sub Office Cowpen Lane B77 Northumb 1874 1887 1863 1891 in 1891.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Darlington 1866 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1902. Weearhead Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Cowshill 833 Durham 1899 1906 1896 1896 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Coxhoe D73 Durham 1874 1874 NONE NONE D73 listed as Coxhoe in the 1874 list but only used at Trimdon Grange. First issued in Jul1868 D72 is Trimdon Grange in the 1874 list but only used at Coxhoe. Coxhoe was under Durham 1845 - 1856. Ferry Hill Coxhoe D72 Durham 1882 1906 1868 1909 1856 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cradley Heath 194 Staffs 1924 1967 NONE NONE Cradley Heath 035D Worcs 1967 NONE NONE Under Newcastle on Tyne 1847 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -(B54 issued in 1861)- 1905. Independent Sub Office Cramlington B54 Northumb 1874 1906 1861 1907 1905 - 1906 + Cranborne 914 Dorset 1844 1906 1844 1908 Under Woodyates 1844. Fordingbridge 1844 - 1852. Salisbury 1852 - 1906 + Cranbrook 226 Kent 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1858. Staplehurst 1858 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1897. Head Post Office 1897 - Cranbrook G84 Kent 1887 1924 1883 1905 1906 + Cranbrook 084 Kent 1928 1962 NONE NONE Cranleigh J34 Surrey 1892 1906 1888 1907 Under Guildford 1844 - 1906 + Cranleigh 213 Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Listed as Newton Railway Sub Office 1857 - 1867. Then as Craven Arms Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1905. Independent Craven Arms 085 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1916 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Craven Arms 227 Salop 1924 1962 NONE NONE Crawley 228 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Crawley Down 740 Sussex 1882 1906 1876 1895 Under Crawley 1844 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1906 + Cray 26 Brec 1874 1906 1874 1897 Under Brecon 1872 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. Under Bexley moved into the Kent Provincial Area Crayford 397 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1906 in 1879. Ceased using district initials in 1875- (397 issued in 1875 used up to 1906). Under Bexley Heath 1879 - 1892. Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1856. Under Exeter 1856 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 +. Crediton from 1856 to 1860 was reduced in status and had Exeter as a Head Office. It still had many subordinate Crediton 229 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1887 offices. It was either a very early Independent Sub Office or a Railway Sub Office. Prior to 1861 no hint of whether or not an office was a Railway Sub Office can be obtained from the Post Office Guides. Crewe 960 Ches 1849 1962 1846 1908 Under Nantwich 1845. Head Post Office 1846 - 1906 + See also Crewe O47. Crewe Station 047 Ches 1857 1902 1855 1894 A Sorting Office 1855 - 1906 + Crewkerne 230 Som 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Carnarvon 1847 - 1854. Pwllheli 1854 - 1857. Carnarvon 1857 - 1865. Portmadoc 1865 - 1871. Railway Sub Office Criccieth F48 Carn 1874 1906 1871 1899 1871 -(F48 issued in 1871)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Criccieth 235 Carn 1927 1962 NONE NONE Crich 7 Derbys 1844 1857 1844 1846 Under Alfreton 1844 - 1854. Belper 1854 - 1857. Derby 1857 - 1894. Matlock Bath 1894 - 1906 + Crickhowell 231 Brec 1844 1962 1844 1879 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Swindon 1844 - 1855. Head Post Office 1855 - 1899. Railway Sub Office 1899 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Cricklade 767 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1905 1905 - 1906 + Croesgoch 432 Pem 1882 1906 1875 1877 Under Haverfordwest 1872 - 1875. Letterston Railway Sub Office 1875 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cromer 577 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1885 Under Norwich 1844 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1906 + Cromford 313 Derbys 1882 1902 1875 1892 Under Matlock Bath 1845 - 1875. Derby 1875 -(313 issued in 1875)- 1894. Matlock Bath 1894 - 1906 + Under Durham 1845 - 1855. Darlington 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Crook E87 Durham 1874 1906 1870 1910 1906 + Crook 193 Durham 1924 1962 NONE NONE Crook Log 913 Kent 1882 1902 1878 1911 Under Bexley 1878 - 1879. Bexley Heath 1879 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House of Bexley Heath 1894 - 1906 + Crosby 071 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Cross Gates, Leeds 003 Yorks W.R. 1950 1959 NONE NONE Cross Hills 715 Yorks W.R. 1844 1906 1844 1909 Under Skipton 1844 - 1856. Leeds 1856. Bradford 1856 - 1858. Leeds 1858 - 1889. Keighley 1889 - 1906 + Under Llandilo 1844 - 1852. Carmarthen 1852 - 1853. Llanelly 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1882. Became Cross Inn E54 Carm 1874 1874 1869 1882 Ammanford Railway Sub Office 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 23 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Llandyssil 1877 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1895. Llandyssil 1895 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Cross Inn G98 Card 1887 1906 1883 1917 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Cross Keys 226 Monm 1937 1962 NONE NONE Crosswood D54 Card 1882 1906 1881 stamp Under Aberystwith 1854 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Crowborough Cross 928 Sussex 1882 1962 1878 1889 Under Tunbridge Wells 1852 - 1889. Renamed Crowborough in 1889. Crowborough 829 Sussex 1889 1901 Error of number used 829 in a 3VOD instead of 928. Under Tunbridge Wells 1889 - 1906 + Crow Hill 426 Heref 1882 1887 1875 G.P.O. Under Ross 1851 - 1899. Replaced by Upton Bishop in 1899, which was also under Ross. Crowland 041 Lincs 1857 1874 1854 stamp Under Peterborough 1844 - 1906 + Crowthorne 093 Berks 1882 1906 1879 1891 Under Wokingham 1869 - 1899. Wellington College Station 1899 - 1906 + Crowthorne 189 Berks 1959 1962 NONE NONE In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the Southern District 1857 - 1865. Croydon 938 Surrey 1845 1962 1844 1950 Given the provincial number 938 in 1844. Solely in the Surrey Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post office 1844 - 1906 + Only used provincial style numeral cancellations. Croydon E. 938 Surrey 1883 1897 Post Office located at East Croydon Station. A 3VOD with Croydon E. in the cds was first sent in Jul 1883. Croydon S. 938 Surrey 1883 1897 Post Office located at South Croydon Station. A 3VOD with Croydon S in the cds was first sent in Jul 1883. Croydon W. 938 Surrey 1883 1896 Post Office located at West Croydon Station. A 3VOD with Croydon W. in the cds was first sent in Jul 1883. Croydon, Purley Oaks 938A Surrey 1924 1924 NONE NONE S.O. Croydon, South 938A Surrey 1929 1949 NONE NONE South Croydon S.938 Surrey NONE NONE A surcharge mark with the number S.938 has been recorded used in South Croydon Surrey in 1905. Crumlin 886 Monm 1882 1906 1878 1900 Under Newport 1857 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Crymmych 652 Pem 1882 1906 1876 1906 A Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Crynant 866 Glam 1882 1906 1877 G.P.O. Under Neath 1871 - 1906 + Cuckfield 232 Sussex 1844 1906 1844 1886 Head Post Office 1844 - 1870. Haywards Heath 1870 - 1906 + Used F01 the number of Haywards Heath, from Jan 1898 Cuckfield F01 Sussex 1889 1908 to 1908. Cullompton 214 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Cwmaman E28 Glam 1874 1906 1869 G.P.O. Under Aberdare 1869 - 1906 + Cwmamman E55 Carm 1874 1892 1869 1884 Under Llanelli 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1882. Renamed Ammanford RSO in 1882. Cwmavon E99 Glam 1874 1906 1870 1892 Under Taibach 1848 - 1885. Port Talbot 1885 - 1906 + Cwmbran 578 Monm 1962 1962 NONE NONE Under Swansea 1853 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E51 issued in 1869)- 1874. Swansea 1874 - 1876. Closed 1876. Cwmbwrla E51 Glam 1874 1874 1869 G.P.O. Renamed Greenhill in 1876. Another Office opened with the name Cwmbwrla, under Swansea 1876 - 1906 + Town Receiving House of Swansea 1895 - 1906 + Cwmtillery 887 Monm 1882 1906 1878 1878 Under Newport 1875 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1855 - 1893. Porth RSO 1893 - 1906+ Number 991 was transferred to Porth in 1885. 991 only Cymmer 991 Glam 1882 1882 1876 G.P.O. recorded used in Porth. Dafen D40 Carm 1882 1906 1880 G.P.O. Under Llanelli 1880 - 1906 + Dagenham 243 Essex 1929 1962 NONE NONE Dale G10 Pem 1874 1906 1873 1901 Under Milford 1845 - 1906 + Dalston K39 Cumb 1902 1906 1893 1904 Under Carlisle 1844 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ulverstone 1845 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B70 issued in 1863)- 1879. Carnforth 1879 - 1884. Railway Sub Dalton in Furness B70 Lancs 1874 1906 1863 1906 Office 1884 - 1895. Independent Sub Office 1895 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dalton in Furness 232 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Danby K81 Yorks N.R. 1902 1906 1897 1907 Under Yarm 1866 - 1882. Grosmont Railway Sub Office 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Danby, Whitby 019 Yorks N.R. 1959 1962 NONE NONE Darlington 233 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dartford 236 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dartmoor FPO G17 Army 1874 1902 1873 1873 A 4VOD issued in Jul1873 - FPO = Field Post Office Dartmoor RST G18 Army 1874 1902 1873 1873 A 4VOD issued in Jul1873 - RST = Railway Sorting Tender

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Dartmouth 237 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Allocated to Darwen in the 1924 list - assumed to be in error. Darwen C26 Lancs 1874 1924 1864 1910 Under Blackburn 1844 - 1869. Head Post Office 1869 - 1906 + Darwen 237 Lancs 1924 1924 NONE NONE Darwen was allocated numbers 237 and C26 in the 1924 list. Darwen 86A Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Datchet J83 Bucks 1892 1906 1891 1893 Under Slough 1844 - 1855. Windsor 1855 - 1906 + Daventry 238 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Shifnal 1845 - 1851. Newport 1851 - 1852. Wellington 1852 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(282 sent in 1874)- Dawley 282 Salop 1882 1906 1874 1881 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dawley 582 Salop 1967 NONE NONE Dawlish 239 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Deal 240 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Deane 840 Northts 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Under Wansford 1844 - 1906 + No cancellations recorded, presumably an 1844 type issued in Apr1844 Deddington 912 Oxon 1844 1857 1844 1860 Under Woodstock 1844 - 1859. From 1859 to 1906+ Day letters to Banbury and night letters to Oxford. Dedham H88 Essex 1887 1906 1886 stamp Under Colchester 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1893. Colchester 1893 - 1906 + Deganwy J30 Carn 1906 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancels. Under Llandudno 1889 - 1906 + Delabole 050 Corn 1962 NONE NONE A 3HOS used on GB stamps from May1858 to Feb1860, later a similar cancellation was used on the stamps of British Demerara A03 Br.Guiana 1874 1902 1858 1860 Guiana. Denbigh 241 Denbigh 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Rhyl 1855 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1887. Head Post Office 1887 - 1906 + Denton, Manchester F44 Lancs 1874 1906 1871 1900 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906 + Denton, Manchester 234 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Deptford Inn 362 Wilts 1844 1857 1844 1849 Under Salisbury 1844 - 1855. Warminster 1855 - 1856. Chippenham 1856 - 1859. 1859 Closed. Derby 242 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Derby, Duffield Rd 242 Derbys 1885 1885 Town Receiving House of Derby 1872 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Duffield Rd. Derby in the cds was sent in Dec 1885. Derby, Midland Road 242 Derbys 1929 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1906+ A 3CD issued in Jun1860 has East Dereham in the cds. All other duplexes have Dereham 245 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1964 Dereham Railway Sub Office (Monmouthshire) 1872 - 1874. Railway Sub Office (Glamorganshire) 1874 - 1878. Cardiff 1878 - 1906 Deri 211 Glam 1882 1906 1874 G.P.O. + Transferred from Monmouthshire to Glamorganshire in 1874. Originally Bettws Bledrws became Derry Ormond in 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1883. Aberystwyth 1883 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Derry Ormond F32 Card 1879 1905 Office 1905 - closed 1907. Derry Ormond used the number F32 in a 4VOS whilst the number was allocated to Bettws-y- coed Carnarvonshire. Devils Bridge 640 Card 1844 1857 1844 1854 Under Rhayader 1844 - 1854. Aberystwith 1854 - 1855. Rhayder 1855 - 1858. Aberystwith 1858 - 1859. Shrewsbury 1859 - Devils Bridge 069 Card 1882 1906 1879 1901 1863. Aberystwyth 1863 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 + Devizes 249 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Devonport 250 Devon 1844 1924 1844 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A Sideways duplex was issued in Jun 1854 with the 620 of Plymouth rather than the Devonport 620 Devon 1854 1857 250 of Devonport. A 4VOD was issued in Jul1868 with Devonport HMS in the cds Devoran B11 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1876 Under Truro 1844 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dewsbury 253 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1961 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Wallingford 1847 - 1858. Abingdon 1858 - 1859. Wallingford 1859 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E76 issued in Didcot E76 Berks 1874 1906 1869 1883 1869)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Moved from Berks to Oxon in 1974. Didcot 248 Berks 1949 1962 NONE NONE Didsbury 880 Lancs 1882 1906 1878 1897 Under Manchester 1845 - 1906 + Didsbury 247 Lancs 1924 1951 NONE NONE Under Cardiff 1850 - 1852. Pontypridd 1852 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Independent Sub Office 1899 - Dinas 990 Glam 1882 1906 1876 stamp 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Independent Sub Office 1906 + Dinas Cross E04 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1908 Under Haverfordwest 1853 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Cemmaes Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(98 issued in 1874)- Dinas Mawddwy 98 Mer 1874 1906 1874 1906 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dinas Powis 056 Glam 1962 NONE NONE Disley 734 Ches 1844 1857 1844 1847 Under Stockport 1844 - 1906 + Diss 254 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Docking 43 Norfolk 1887 1906 1884 1907 Under Rougham 1844 - 1861. Kings Lynn 1861 - 1906 + Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E61 issued in 1869)- 1872. Knighton 1872 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Dolau E61 Radnor 1874 1906 1869 1906 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dolgelly 222 Mer 1844 1962 1844 1923 Under Corwen 1844 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1881. Head Post Office 1881 - 1906 + Under Torrington 1844 - 1852. Crediton 1852 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 ( See Crediton). Railway Dolton 062 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1898 Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Conway 1856 -1865. Llanwrst Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1873. Conway 1873 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 - Dolwyddelan G50 Carn 1882 1906 1882 1908 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + A 3HOS used on GB stamps from 1858 to May1860, later 3HOS & 3VOS cancels were used on Dominica & Leeward Dominica A07 Leeward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1860 Island stamps. Doncaster 255 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dorchester 256 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dore, Sheffield 006 Yorks W.R. 1950 1967 NONE NONE Dore, Sheffield 700H Yorks W.R. 1967 NONE NONE Dorking 257 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Douglas 407 I.O.M. 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dover 258 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1886 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dover Station Office 258 Kent 1886 1903 Station Office duplex issued in 1886. A Sorting Office 1886 - closed in c.1903. Dowlais 982 Glam 1855 1857 1850 1858 Under Merthyr Tydvil 1844 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Dowlais D04 Glam 1874 1924 1867 1906 Under Merthyr Tydvil 1844 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Dowlais 804 Glam 1928 NONE NONE Dowlais 523A Glam 1929 1962 NONE NONE Downham 260 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Downton 684 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1899 Under Salisbury 1844 - 1906 + An unallocated and undated 3HOS in Proof Books, only seen on a loose stamp. Under Abingdon 1853 - 1860. Railway Drayton 095 Berks 1874 1906 stamp stamp Sub Office 1860 - 1893. Abingdon 1893 - 1906 + Moved from Berks to Oxon in 1974. Driffield 261 Yorks E.R. 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Droitwich 262 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dronfield P.D.O.Sheffield 700J Yorks W.R. 1952 1962 NONE NONE Droylsden C67 Lancs 1874 1906 1865 1880 Under Manchester 1855 - 1906 + Droylsden 259 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Dry Harbour A36 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Dublin-Cork RPO D67 Railway 1874 1902 NONE NONE No numeral cancellations used, even the numbers used in instructional marks are those of Dublin number 186. RPO = Dublin-Cork RPO D68 Railway 1874 1902 NONE NONE Railway Post Office. Dudley 263 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dudley 293 Worcs 1850 1853 Error of number 293 in a 3HOS instead of 263 Dudley 392 Worcs 1854 1854 Error of number 392 in a 3HOS instead of 263 Dudley C89 Northumb 1874 1906 1866 1915 Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1906 + Duffield G32 Derbys 1874 1906 1873 1909 Under Derby 1844 - 1906 + Duffield Rd, Derby 242 Derbys 1885 1885 Town Receiving House of Derby 1872 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Duffield Rd. Derby in the cds was sent in Dec 1885. Dukinfield 681 Ches 1882 1962 1876 1907 Under Manchester 1844 - 1848. Ashton under Lyne 1848 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1906 + Duloe 040 Corn 1882 1924 1878 1899 Under Liskeard 1854 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dulverton 803 Som 1844 1962 1844 1891 Under Tiverton 1844 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905 + Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Duncans A37 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Dunchurch 264 Warwks 1844 1857 1844 stamp Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Rugby 1855 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Dunkirk 205 Glos 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Under Cirencester 1844 - 1849. Wotton under Edge 1849 - 1853. Chippenham 1853 - 1854/5 Closed. Head Post Office 1844 - 1858. Under Chelmsford 1858 - 1878. Independent Sub Office 1878 - 1883. Head Post Office Dunmow 265 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1895 1883 - 1906 + Dunstable 266 Beds 1844 1962 1844 1916 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dunster 778 Som 1844 1906 1844 1886 Under Taunton 1844 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1895. Taunton 1895 - 1906 + Durham 267 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1897 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dursley 269 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Dwrbach E12 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1916 Under Haverfordwest 1853 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Corwen 1844 - 1853. Carnarvon 1853 - 1854. Corwen 1854 - 1856. Carnarvon 1856 - 1871. Railway Sub Office Dyffryn F49 Mer 1874 1906 1871 1906 1871 -(F49 issued in 1871)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dyke Rd. Brighton 132 Sussex 1883 1889 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1870 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Dyke Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. Dymock H05 Glos 1887 1906 1884 1889 Under Ledbury 1845 - 1855. Gloucester [cancelled at the station number E94] 1855 - 1906 + Eardisley 358 Heref 1844 1857 1844 1846 Under Hereford 1844 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1906 + Earlestown K12 Lancs 1892 1902 NONE NONE Under Warrington 1856 - 1865. Newton le Willows 1865 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1886 - 1906 + Earls Colne D38 Essex 1882 1906 1881 1911 Under Halstead 1844 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Earls Colne 299 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Middlesborough 1852 - 1855. Redcar 1855 - 1868. Saltburn by Sea Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1881. Railway Sub Easington H18 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1884 1913 Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Easingwold 931 Yorks N.R. 1844 1906 1844 1907 Under York 1844 - 1855. Head Post Office 1855 - 1906 + An 1844 type first issued in Jan1849, not recorded in use. Easingwold 975 Yorks N.R. 1850 1857 1849 G.P.O. Always used number 931 Easingwold 270 Yorks N.R. 1929 1962 NONE NONE East Anglian T.P.O. 250 Railway 1934 1954 NONE NONE East Anglian TPO Kings 250A Railway 1938 1954 NONE NONE Lynn section. East Cowes C16 I.O.W. 1882 1906 1880 1891 Under Cowes 1844 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + East Cowes 289 I.O.W. 1924 1952 NONE NONE East Cowes 24 I.O.W. 1952 1962 NONE NONE East Cowton J39 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1888 1909 Under Catterick 1846 - 1855. Northallerton 1855 - 1906 + Under Cardiff 1874 - 1895. Closed 1895. Duplexes with East Dock Cardiff in the cds were sent - a 4VOD in Mar 1874 East Dock, Cardiff 162 Glam 1874 1880 and a 3VOD in Jun 1880. East Grinstead 272 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1968 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + East Harling 791 Norfolk 1892 1892 1899 1908 Harling became East Harling in 1888. Under Thetford 1888 - 1906 + East Kirkby 430 Notts 1937 1962 NONE NONE East Liss A90 Hants 1882 1906 1881 1907 Independent Sub Office 1881 - 1906 + Moved with Kingston into the Surrey Provincial Area in 1865. Under Kingston 1844 - 1897. Independent Sub Office 1897 East Molesey J32 Surrey 1892 1906 1888 1907 - 1906 + East Molesey 273 Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Eastbourne 271 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Durham 1844 - 1855. Darlington 1855 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Eastgate 809 Durham 1892 1906 1901 1901 1906 + Eastleigh J73 Hants 1892 1906 1891 1905 Under Southampton 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Eastleigh 268 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Nottingham 1844 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1876. Independent Sub Office 1876 - 1892. Nottingham 1892 - Eastwood G29 Notts 1874 1906 1873 1905 1906 + Eastwood 278 Notts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Abergavenny 1847 - 1852. Under Newport 1852 - 1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1868. Beaufort Railway Sub Office 1868 - Ebbw Vale D85 Monm 1874 1906 1868 1909 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ebbw Vale 281 Monm 1924 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Gateshead 1847 - 1868. Burnopfield Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1872. Newcastle on Tyne 1872 - 1889. Railway Ebchester G94 Durham 1887 1924 1883 1911 Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Eccles C73 Lancs 1874 1906 1866 1899 Under Manchester 1844 - 1895. Head Post Office 1895 - 1901. Manchester 1901 - 1906 + Eccles, Manchester 252 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Eccleshall 273 Staffs 1844 1906 1844 1914 Head Post Office 1844 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Under Stafford 1905 + Under Sevenoaks 1844 - 1848. Head Post Office 1848 -1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1866. Head Post Office 1866 - Edenbridge 967 Kent 1849 1962 1848 1902 1906 + Edenbridge 697 Kent 1892 1894 Error of number 697 in a 3VOD instead of 967 Edgbaston, Birmingham 75E Wawrks 1925 1954 NONE NONE London District Post 1844 - 1857. North Western District 1857 - 1868. Used London style cancel number 6 whilst in Edgware 328 Middx 1882 1962 1875 1909 London and later when in the Middlesex Provincial Area. Became a Head Post Office in the Middlesex Provincial area in 1868. As a Head Post Office 1868 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. Northern District 1857 - 1906 +. Edmonton was allocated number 119 in the Provincial Lists from 1874 to 1887. However it never left London. Allocated numbers 10 and 75 in London. In 1874 it Edmonton 119 Middx 1874 1887 1874 1882 ceased using district initials. The provincial number 119 was issued in 1874 and used until 1882. In 1883 split into Lower Edmonton G80 and Upper Edmonton G78. Eggesford 042 Devon 1857 1857 1855 1856 Under South Molton 1852 - 1855. Crediton 1855 -(042 issued in 1855)- 1856 Closed in 1856. Egham 018 Middx 1882 1906 1878 1888 Under Chertsey 1844 - 1858. Staines 1858 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Moved from Middlesex to Egham 018 Surrey 1882 1906 1888 1908 Surrey in 1888. Egham 282 Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Conway 1855 - 1882. Railway Sub Office 1882 - 1896. Talycafn Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Eglwysbach G86 Denbigh 1887 1906 1883 1901 Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Haverfordwest 1844 - 1855. Cardigan 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1857. Haverfordwest 1857 - 1876. Cardigan 1876 - Eglwyswrw 691 Pem 1882 1906 1876 1899 (691 issued in 1876)- 1879. Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Whitehaven 1844 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - Egremont G25 Cumb 1874 1906 1873 1908 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Elland 889 Yorks W.R. 1882 1906 1878 1910 Under Halifax 1844 - 1856. Normanton 1856 - 1886. Head Post Office 1886 - 1906 + Elland 298 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ellesmere 274 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Shrewsbury 1853 - 1884. Head Post Office 1884 - 1906 + Ellesmere Port 276 Ches 1924 1962 NONE NONE Elmham 247 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1854 Under Dereham 1844 - 1851. Thetford 1851 - 1873. Dereham 1873 - 1906 + Elmham 911 Norfolk 1882 1906 1878 1910 London District Post 1844 -1857. North Western District 1857 - 1867. Used 63 in a London style cancellation. Moved Elstree C97 Herts 1874 1906 1867 1905 into the Hertfordshire Provincial Area in 1867. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(C97 issued in 1867)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + In the London District Post 1844 - 1857, then South Eastern District 1857 to 1879. Used 22 in a London style cancel. In Eltham G22 Kent 1874 1906 1873 1900 1873 started using provincial number G22 whilst still in the South Eastern District of London. . A Head district Office in South East District of London from 1877 - 1879. Moved to the the Kent Provincial area as a Head Post office in 1879. Ely 275 Cambs 1844 1962 1844 1894 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + 3VOS sent in Jun1884, despite B76 still being allocated to Cowpen. Emma Colliery not allocated B76 in any list and not Emma Colliery B76 Durham 1884 1895 in the Post Office Guides until 1891 then under Ryton 1891 - 1906 + Emsworth 277 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1912 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. Northern District 1857 - 1866. Used 11 in a London style cancellation. Head Post Enfield C85 Middx 1874 1924 1866 1903 Office in Middlesex Provincial Area 1866 -(C85 issued in 1866)- 1906 + at the same time it was a Receiving House in the Ponders End Suburban District of the Northern District of London 1866 - 1871. Enfield 251 Middx 1927 1962 NONE NONE Englefield Green J01 Surrey 1887 1906 1887 1906 Under Chertsey 1844 - 1858 Staines 1858 - 1902. Independent Sub Office 1902 - 1906 +. Englefield Green 282 Surrey 1924 1924 NONE NONE ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 28 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED English Harbour A18 Leeward Is. 1874 1902 1858 stamp A 3HOS used on GB stamps, no dated copies known, later it was used on Antiguan stamps Enstone 278 Oxon 1844 1906 1844 1894 Head Post Office 1844 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Epping 279 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Epsom 280 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Erdington, Birmingham 264 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE In London District Post then the South Eastern District to 1879. Started using Provincial number 403 in 1875. Became Erith 403 Kent 1882 1962 1875 1907 part of the Woolwich District in 1877 and moved with it into the Kent Provincial area in 1879. Independent Sub Office 1879 - 1906+ Ermebridge 281 Devon 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Ivybridge 1856 - 1858. Changed its name to Ermington (number F21) in May 1858. Ermington F21 Devon 1874 1906 1871 G.P.O. Under Ivybridge 1858 - 1906 +. Changed its name from Ermebridge (number 281) in May 1858. Under Hay 1855. Brecon 1855 - 1858. Hereford 1858 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 -(D06 issued in 1867)- 1905. Erwood D06 Brec 1874 1906 1867 1908 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Escrick 932 Yorks E.R. 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under York 1844 - 1906 + Esher 283 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Originally was called Green in Eskdale. Under Whitehaven 1853 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office Eskdale K51 Cumb 1902 1924 1893 1926 1893 - 1906 + Eston J98 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1891 1917 Under Middlesborough 1857 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Tunbridge Wells 1844. Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 -(E81 issued in 1869)- 1873. Independent Sub Etchingham E81 Sussex 1874 1906 1869 1964 Office 1873 - 1906 + Etchingham 314 Sussex 1963 NONE NONE Eton 892 Bucks 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Under Windsor 1844 - 1856, then a Town Receiving House of Windsor. It did not cancel its mail. To Berks in 1974. Etruria 554 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1849 Under Newcastle under Lyne 1844 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1906 + As a Town Receiving House 1906 +

Euston Square Station 964 Middx 1849 1892 1848 1880 A letter box until 1870, (i.e. did not use 964 at the station itself until 1870) Town Receiving House 1870 - 1906 +

Everthorpe C46 Yorks E.R. 1887 1906 1886 1911 Under Brough 1872 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Evesham 284 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1881 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ewarton A38 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 GPO Not recorded on GB stamps. Ewarton 196 Jamaica 1882 1892 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Ewell J50 Surrey 1892 1902 1889 1904 Under Epsom 1844 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1904 - 1906 + Under Crediton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Exbourne 063 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1870 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Exchange, Liverpool 466 Lancs 1871 1880 Ten different 4VOD's with Exchange Liverpool in their cds's were issued from Mar1871 Exeter 285 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1956 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Exmouth 286 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1969 Head Post Office 1844 - 1859. Exeter 1859 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Eye 287 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1890 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Eynsford 061 Kent 1882 1906 1879 1917 Under Dartford 1847 - 1900. Independent Sub Office 1900 - 1904. Dartford 1904 - 1906 + Failsworth 294 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Fairford 294 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Faringdon 1855 - 1860. Swindon 1860 - 1874. Independent Sub Office 1874 - 1906 + Fakenham 288 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1918 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Falfield F16 Glos 1874 1906 1871 1909 Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F16 issued in 1871)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Falmouth 290 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1919 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Falmouth A39 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Famagusta 982 Cyprus 1882 1887 1878 stamp 3VOS used on GB stamps Jul 1878 - Apr1880. GB stamps withdrawn from use in Apr1880. Fareham 291 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Faringdon 293 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1936 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Moved from Berks to Oxon in 1974. Farnborough 023 Hants 1887 1924 1884 1902 Under Bagshot 1844 - 1853. Farnborough Station 1853 - 1884. Farnborough Station renamed Farnborough in 1884.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Bromley, in the South Eastern District of London 1860 - 1865 and then moved into the Kent Provincial Area. Farnborough J16 Kent 1892 1906 1888 1921 Under Bromley 1865 - 1869. Beckenham 1869 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Farnborough 313 Hants 1934 1962 NONE NONE Farnborough 496 Kent 1950 1959 NONE NONE Farnborough 514 Kent 1950 1950 NONE NONE Allocated number 514 in 1950, probably in error as Melton Constable had the number at that time. Farnborough Station 023 Hants 1855 1882 1853 1881 Head Post Office 1853 - 1906 + Renamed Farnborough in 1884. Farnham 292 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Manchester 1844 - 1861. Bolton 1861 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Farnworth 054 Lancs 1874 1924 1856 1907 1906 +. Farnworth 92A Lancs 1929 1949 NONE NONE Farrington Gurney 009 Som 1882 1906 1878 G.P.O. Under Bristol 1844 - 1906 + Faversham 301 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Changed from Feversham to Faversham in 1860 Faversham 291 Kent 1861 1863 Error of number 291 in a 3HOS instead of 301 Fawley Station K28 Heref 1902 1906 NONE NONE Under Ross 1882 - 1906. Hereford 1906 + Last cancellation recorded in Aug 1856, despite being in all the lists to 1906. Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Fazeley 297 Staffs 1844 1906 1844 1856 Tamworth 1849 - 1906 + Featherstone K17 Yorks W.R. First used at Purston. J.H.Daniels records that K17 was later used at Featherstone on parcel post labels Featherstone, Pontefract 244 Yorks W.R. 1948 1962 NONE NONE Felixstowe 404 Suffolk 1924 1962 NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 404 was sent in May.1911. Under Gateshead 1847 - 1872. Newcastle on Tyne 1872 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Felling K01 Durham 1892 1906 1891 1910 1905 - 1906 + Felstead 248 Essex 1882 1906 1874 1900 Under Chelmsford 1844 - 1878. Independent Sub Office 1878 - 1886. Chelmsford 1886 - 1906 + Under Hounslow 1844 - 1873. (Whilst being in the Provincial Area it was a Receiving House under Hounslow which Feltham 663 Middx 1882 1962 1876 1908 was in the Western District 1860 - 1865.) Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Feltham was never in London but Hounslow was. Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Acklington 1849 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1872. Acklington 1872 - 1877. Felton 298 Northumb 1844 1906 1844 1902 Railway Sub Office 1877 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Fence Houses 958 Durham 1846 1855 An 1844 type and 3HOS number 958 were used at Fence Houses in error Fence Houses 092 Durham 1874 1959 1858 1908 Head Post Office 1846 - 1906 +. Fenny Stratford 299 Bucks 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Bletchley Station 1855 - 1897. Bletchley 1897 - 1906 + Fernando Po 247 West Africa 1882 1887 1874 stamp A 3VOS was issued for use on GB stamps in Nov1874, local stamps were issued in Jul1875 Under Pontypridd 1877 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Independent Sub Office 1899 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - Ferndale 993 Glam 1892 1962 1890 1906 1906. Independent Sub Office 1906 + Ferry Hill 977 Durham 1850 1962 1849 1906 Under Darlington 1844 - 1849. Head Post Office 1849 -(997 issued in 1849)- 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Pontefract 1849 - 1860. Normanton 1860 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Ferrybridge 300 Yorks W.R. 1844 1924 1844 1923 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carmarthen 1845 - 1849. Llanelly 1849 - 1852. Kidwelly 1852 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1905 Independent Ferryside E77 Carm 1874 1906 1869 1903 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carnarvon 1844 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1881. Blaenau Festiniog Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1905. Festiniog 032 Mer 1855 1924 1854 1922 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906. Under Llandyssil 1877 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1904. Llandyssil 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Ffostrasol G99 Card 1887 1906 1883 1906 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Figure Four D52 Card 1882 1902 1881 1881 Under Aberystwyth 1881. Replaced by Llanfarian A93, in Sep 1881. Under Hull 1844 - 1855. Scarborough 1855 - 1857. York 1857 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Filey 384 Yorks E.R. 1844 1962 1844 1880 Office 1905 - 1906 + Filton 955 Bristol 1952 1959 NONE NONE Fish Market, Hull 383A Yorks E.R. 1929 1954 NONE NONE Fishguard C44 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1906 Under Haverfordwest 1844 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Fishguard 160 Pem 1947 1962 NONE NONE ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 30 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Fishponds G41 Bristol 1882 1906 1882 1892 Under Bristol 1852 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 + Fishponds 295 Bristol 1924 1962 NONE NONE Fittleworth 615 Sussex 1844 1857 1844 1852 Under Petworth 1844 - 1871. Pulborough Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1898. Independent Sub Office 1898 - 1906 + Fittleworth 596 Sussex 1882 1906 1876 1909 Five Lanes 161 Corn 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Camelford 1844 - 1855. Launceston 1855 - 1858. Closed 1858. Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Five Ways Birmingham in the cds was first sent Five Ways, Birmingham 75 Warwks 1883 1900 in Mar 1883. Flax Burton B44 Som 1874 1906 1860 1930 Under Bristol 1848 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 -(B44 issued in 1860)- 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 + Fleet 304 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Fleetwood 629 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1908 Under Preston 1844 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1903. Head Post Office 1903 - 1906 + Flint 972 Flint 1849 1924 1848 1912 Under Chester 1844 - 1848. Head Post Office 1848 -(972 issued in 1848)- 1906 + Flint 300 Flint 1929 1962 NONE NONE Flint River A40 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Folkestone 303 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Folkingham 302 Lincs 1844 1906 1844 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Fordingbridge 304 Hants 1844 1906 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Salisbury 1855 - 1906 + Fordingbridge 297 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Forest Fach A87 Glam 1882 1906 1882 1895 Under Swansea 1882 - 1906 + Forest Hall, Newcastle 545E Northumb 1959 1962 NONE NONE Forest Row 56 Sussex 1874 1962 1874 1905 Under Tunbridge Wells 1844 - 1858. East Grinstead 1858 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 +. Formby 302 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Fortuneswell 086 Dorset 1882 1906 1879 1907 Under Weymouth 1849 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carnarvon 1866 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(F04 issued in 1870)- 1881. Renamed Blaenau Festiniog Four Crosses F04 Mer 1874 1874 1870 1881 Railway Sub Office in 1881. Fourstones 719 Northumb 1882 1906 1876 G.P.O. Railway Sub Office 1876 -(719 issued in 1876)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1858. Under Lostwithiel 1858 - 1860. Par Station Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1871. Railway Sub Fowey 305 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1881 Office 1871 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Woodbridge 1844 - 1858. Wickham Market 1858 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1877. Independent Sub Office Framlingham D11 Suffolk 1874 1906 1867 1905 1877 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Framlingham 317 Suffolk 1924 1962 NONE NONE Fremington A23 Devon 1874 1906 1858 1901 Under Barnstaple 1845 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Prior to 1892 a small office at Freshwater Bay was called "Freshwater". In the 1892 & 1902 lists H06 is allocated to Freshwater H06 I.O.W. 1892 1902 NONE NONE "Freshwater", however it was at Freshwater Station. In the 1906 list the correct allocation of "Freshwater Station" was given. Originally School Green, changed in 1892 to Freshwater Station Railway Sub Office. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Freshwater Station H06 I.O.W. 1906 1906 1892 1907 Independent Sub Office 1905 -1906 + Renamed Freshwater in 1933 i.e. dropped the word Station. Freshwater/ Station 296 I.O.W. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Freshwater Station in the lists from 1924 to 1949, Freshwater in the later ones. Actually renamed Freshwater in 1933. Frinton on Sea 309 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Shipley 1879 - 1891. Town Receiving House of Shipley 1884 - 1891. Town Receiving House of Bradford 1891 - Frizinghall, Shipley 184 Yorks W.R. 1887 1888 1906 + A 3VOD with Frizinghall Shipley Yks. in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Under Carnforth 1870 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Frizington G53 Cumb 1882 1906 1882 1909 Office 1905 - 1906 + Frodsham 631 Ches 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Preston Brook 1844 - 1887. Warrington 1887 - 1906 + Frome 306 Som 1844 1962 1844 1915 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Fulborne E45 Cambs 1874 1906 1869 G.P.O. Under Cambridge 1844 - 1906 + Furness Abbey 916 Lancs 1882 1902 1878 G.P.O. Under Barrow in Furness 1872 - 1906 + Furness Abbey K62 Lancs 1902 1906 1894 1907 Gaerwen F26 Anglesey 1874 1906 1871 1891 Under Bangor 1846 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 (F26 issued in 1871) - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Gainsborough 307 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 31 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Carnarvon 1851 - 1871. Tremadoc Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1905. Independent Garn Dolbenmaen G28 Carn 1874 1906 1873 1925 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Garnant E55 Carm 1899 1906 1896 1896 Under Llanelli 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1889. Renamed Garnant RSO in 1889. Garstang 308 Lancs 1844 1906 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Garstang 379 Lancs 1963 NONE NONE Garston, Liverpool 466N Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Garth E84 Brec 1874 1906 1869 1911 Knighton Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Welshpool 1845 - 1850. Shrewsbury 1850 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C10 issued in 1864)- 1905. Garthmyl C10 Mont 1874 1924 1864 1906 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Garthmill to 1882. In Lincs not in Yorkshire. Under Hull 1871 - 1875. Goole 1875 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Garthorpe H78 Lincs 1887 1906 1886 G.P.O. Office 1905 - 1906 + Gateshead 309 Durham 1844 1902 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Gateshead 314 Durham 1924 1924 NONE NONE Gateshead 545B Durham 1929 1962 NONE NONE Gayle A41 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Gensing Station Rd. F37 Sussex 1874 1874 1871 1880 Under Hastings 1867 - 1882. Renamed Kings Road St. Leonards on Sea 1882. Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Slough 1855 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Gerrards Cross 310 Bucks 1844 1857 1844 1858 1906 + Gerrards Cross A25 Bucks 1924 1924 NONE NONE Gerrards Cross 428 Bucks 1928 1962 NONE NONE Gibraltar A26 Mediterr 1874 1902 1859 1885 3HOS, 3VOS, 3CD & 3VOD were used on GB stamps until 1885, then afterwards on Gibraltar stamps Under Pontypridd 1871 - 1875. Bridgend 1875 - 1893. Blackmill Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1895. Bridgend 1895 - 1900. Gilfach Goch 19 Glam 1874 1906 1874 G.P.O. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1902. Bridgend 1902 - 1906 + Under Shaftesbury 1844 - 1846. Wincanton 1846 - 1855. Bath 1855 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1879. Head Gillingham D66 Dorset 1874 1924 1868 1900 Post Office 1879 - 1906 + Gillingham 066 Dorset 1928 1962 NONE NONE Gillingham 313 Kent 1924 1924 NONE NONE Gillingham 650A Kent 1929 1962 NONE NONE Glanamman H98 Carm 1887 1906 1887 1905 Under Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Glanbrydan E43 Carm 1874 1902 NONE NONE Under Carmarthen 1858 - 1867. In 1867 became Manordilo. Glanbrydan remained in the lists until 1902. Glandovey C11 Card 1874 1906 1864 1904 Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Glasbury 349 Radnor 1844 1906 1844 1897 Under Hay 1844 - 1858. Hereford 1858 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1905. Hereford 1905 - 1906 + Glastonbury 311 Som 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1856. Under Bath 1856 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 + Glossop 499 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1894 Under Manchester 1844 - 1897. Head Post Office 1897 - 1906 + Gloucester 312 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Gloucester Station 312 Glos 1866 1886 Sorting Office 1844 - 1886. Closed 1886. Gloucester Station E94 Glos 1874 1902 1870 1882 Godalming 316 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Newport 1844 -1856. Southampton 1856 - 1865. Niton 1865 -(C52 issued in 1865)- 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 Godshill C52 I.O.W. 1874 1906 1865 1930 - 1886. Wroxhall Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Godstone 317 Surrey 1844 1857 1844 1852 Head Post Office 1844 -1850. Under Reigate 1850 - 1858. Red Hill 1858 - 1891. Independent Sub Office 1894 - 1906 + Godstone 891 Surrey 1882 1906 1878 1907 Godstone Station 874 Surrey 1882 1887 1878 1894 Under Red Hill 1867 - 1893. Renamed South Godstone in 1893. Under Aberystwith 1854 - 1855. Rhayader 1855 - 1858. Aberystwith 1858 - 1861. Shrewsbury 1861 - 1863. Aberystwyth Goginan 087 Card 1882 1906 1879 1906 1863 - 1879. Railway Sub Office 1879 -(087 issued in1879)- 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 + Dendy Marshall records 089 used at Goginan in error. Golden Grove E44 Carm 1874 1906 1869 1897 Under Carmarthen 1869 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Golden Spring A42 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 32 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Goldthorpe 982 Yorks W.R. 1959 NONE NONE Gomshall K32 Surrey 1902 1906 1893 1914 Under Guildford 1874 - 1906 + Goodrich K30 Heref 1902 1906 NONE NONE Under Ross 1844 - 1906 + Goodwick 314 Pem 1937 1959 NONE NONE Goole 319 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1894 Under Howden 1844 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1875. Head Post Office 1875 - 1906 + Goole, Booth Ferry Rd 319 Yorks W.R. 1887 1889 Under Goole 1885 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Booth Ferry Rd, Goole in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Goole, Bridge St 319 Yorks W.R. 1887 G.P.O. Under Goole 1853 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Bridge St, Goole in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Under Howden 1864 - 1873. Goole 1873 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House 1886 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Old Goole, Goole, Old Goole 319 Yorks W.R. 1887 1887 Goole in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Gordon Town A43 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Goring K67 Oxon 1902 1906 1894 1900 Under Reading 1847 - 1906 + Goring 318 Oxon 1924 1962 NONE NONE Gorleston G55 Norfolk 1882 1902 1882 1885 Under Yarmouth 1844 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1852 - 1888. Renamed Penllergaer in 1888. Gorseinon Station then became Gorseinon. Under Gorseinon G42 Glam 1892 1906 1895 1909 Swansea 1888 - 1906 + Gorseinon 778 Glam 1946 1962 NONE NONE Gorseinon Station G42 Glam 1882 1887 1882 G.P.O. Under Swansea 1882 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1888. Closed 1888 and became Gorseinon. Gorton 335 Lancs 1924 1949 NONE NONE Gorton 498L Lancs 1951 1962 NONE NONE Gosforth K52 Cumb 1902 1924 1893 1925 Under Whitehaven 1844 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 -(K52 first used in 1893)- 1906 +. Gosforth 545C Northumb 1959 1962 NONE NONE Goshen A44 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Gosport 320 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Goudhurst K31 Kent 1902 1906 1893 1897 Under Cranbrook 1844 - 1857. Staplehurst 1857 - 1889. Independent Sub Office 1889 - 1906 + Gower Road B61 Glam 1882 1882 1880 G.P.O. Under Swansea 1880 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1886. Gower Road became Gowerton in 1886. Gowerton B61 Glam 1887 1906 1886 1908 Previously Gower Road. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under St.Austell 1844 - 1851. Head Post Office 1851 - 1858. St.Austell 1858 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1883. Grampound 671 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1894 Grampound Road 1883 - 1906 + Grampound Road B33 Corn 1874 1906 1860 1895 Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1883. Head Post Office 1883 - 1906 + Grange Hill A45 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Under Milnthorpe 1848 - 1856. Kendal 1856 - 1857. Newton in Cartmel 1857 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 -(D02 Grange over Sands D02 Lancs 1874 1906 1867 1901 issued in 1867)- 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Grange over Sands 327 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Grantham 321 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Ambleside 1845 - 1847. Windermere 1847 - 1875. Railway Sub Office 1875 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Grasmere 589 Westmd 1882 1906 1875 1911 1906 + Gravesend 322 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1951 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Eastern District under Romford 1860 - 1865. Moved into the Essex Provincial Area in 1865 as a Receiving House under Grays F40 Essex 1874 1924 1871 1907 Romford 1865 - 1874. Independent Sub Office 1874 - 1890. Head Post Office 1890 - 1906 + Grays 392 Essex 1925 1962 NONE NONE Greasborough 046 Yorks W.R. 1882 1882 1879 G.P.O. Under Rotherham 1852 - 1906 + Under Guisborough 1844 - 1855. Northallerton 1855 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Great Ayton J40 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1888 1908 1905 - 1906 + Great Ayton 097 Yorks N.R. 1963 1967 NONE NONE Great Barr, Birmingham 75P Warwks 1959 NONE NONE Under Marlborough 1844 - 1858. Hungerford 1858 - 1906 + Last cancellation recorded in Dec1858, despite being Great Bedwyn 517 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1854 in all the lists to 1906. Great Chesterford 674 Essex 1882 1906 1876 1880 Under Saffron Walden 1844 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 33 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Great Hampton St. Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Gt.Hampton St. in the cds was first sent in Feb 75 Warwks 1883 1909 Birmingham 1883. Great Hampton St. 75D Warwks 1929 1954 NONE NONE Birmingham Great Harwood J17 Lancs 1892 1906 1888 1909 Under Blackburn 1853 - 1864. Accrington 1864 - 1885. Blackburn 1885 - 1906 + Great Harwood 308 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Great Haywood 661 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Rugeley 1844 - 1853. Stafford 1853 - 1855. Rugeley 1855 - 1864. Stafford 1864 - 1867. ( C20 issued in 1864 ) Great Haywood C20 Staffs 1874 1906 1864 1890 Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1889. Stafford 1889 - 1906 + Great Horkesley H39 Essex 1887 1906 1885 G.P.O. Under Colchester 1844 - 1906 + Great Malvern 497 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + "Great Malvern" in the sideways duplex. Later duplexes have "Malvern". Under Northallerton 1844 - 1861. Closed 1861 - 1878. Northallerton 1878 - 1906 + Smeaton in the lists from 1844 to Great Smeaton J41 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1888 1893 1857, see 234. Great Smeaton in the lists from 1892 to 1906. Great Wakering 054 Essex 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Yarmouth in lists to 1874. First cancellation with Great Yarmouth in cds issued Great Yarmouth 927 Norfolk 1887 1962 1883 1898 Jun1883 Under Stockton 1844 - 1872. West Hartlepool 1872 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 -(H66 issued in 1886)- 1894. Greatham H66 Durham 1887 1906 1886 1898 Stockton 1894 - 1906 + Green Hammerton 933 Yorks W.R. 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under York 1844 - 1906 + Green Island A46 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Greenfield H56 Flint 1887 1906 1885 1902 Under Holywell 1852 - 1906 + No numeral cancellation recorded. Under Manchester 1860 - 1882. Oldham 1882 - 1902. Independent Sub Office 1902 Greenfield K75 Yorks W.R. 1902 1906 NONE NONE +. Transferred from Yorkshire to Lancashire in 1974. Greenford 131 Middx 1929 1962 NONE NONE Greenford Station 315 Middx 1924 <1929 NONE NONE Not in the 1929 list. Greenhill E51 Glam 1882 1902 1880 1883 Originally called Cwmbwrla, changed in 1876 to Greenhill. A new office opened at Cwmbwrla, Swansea 1876 - 1906 + Greenhithe 952 Kent 1882 1962 1878 1906 Under Dartford 1844 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1906 + Greenstreet J24 Kent 1892 1906 1888 1905 Under Sittingbourne 1844 - 1906 + Replaced by Teynham in 1917/8. Greetland 315 Yorks W.R. 1929 1962 NONE NONE Grenada A15 Windward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1860 A 3HOS used on GB stamps from May1858 to Mar1860, later used on Grenada stamps Under Barnard Castle 1844 - 1855. Darlington 1855 - 1866. Barnard Castle Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1876. Barnard Greta Bridge 327 Yorks N.R. 1844 1857 1844 1855 Castle 1876 - 1906 + Moved to Durham in 1974 Gretna D10 Dumfries 1874 1906 1867 1872 Under Carlisle 1844 - 1856. Annan 1856 - 1860. Carlisle 1860 - 1906 + Used an English style numeral cancel. Greytown C57 Nicaragua 1874 1902 1865 1881 3TH.HOS(not seen) & 4VOS & 4VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jan1876 to Dec1881 Grimsby 323 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1938 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Grimsby to Peterborough K97 Railway 1906 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellations recorded. ST = Sorting Tender. ST. Grimsby to Peterborough, K74 Railway 1902 1902 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded Night Mail Gringley 56 Notts 1844 1857 1844 1852 Under Bawtry 1844 - 1906 + Under Carnarvon 1862 - 1871 spelt Croeslon. Then became Groeslon Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F50 issued in 1871)- Groeslon F50 Carn 1874 1906 1871 1908 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Whitby 1847 - 1855. York 1855 - 1882. Railway Sub Office 1882 (G37 issued in 1882) - 1905. Independent Sub Grosmont G37 Yorks N.R. 1882 1906 1882 1898 Office 1905 - 1906 + Guayaquil C41 Ecuador 1874 1902 1865 1880 3TH.HOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jun1865 to Oct1880 Guernsey 324 Channel Isles 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Guildford 325 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Guildford 125 Surrey NONE NONE In 1970 an explanatory mark "Gone away" was sent to Guildford

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Northallerton 1855 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - Guisborough 326 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1899 1906 + Guist 248 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Dereham 1844 - 1854. Thetford 1855 - 1873. Dereham 1873 - 1906 + Guys Hill 199 Jamaica 1882 1887 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Gwaun cae Gurwen K76 Glam 1902 1906 1897 1899 Under Lanelli 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Gwaun cae Gurwen 361 Glam 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hadfield, Manchester 974 Lancs 1959 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Ipswich 1855 - 1887. Independent Sub Office 1887 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - Hadleigh 328 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1857 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Hadleigh 331 Suffolk 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hadlow 966 Kent 1882 1906 1878 1905 Under Maidstone 1844. Tunbridge 1845 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1878 - 1905. A Town Receiving House 1893 - 1905. Renamed Trehafod in 1905. A 3VOD with Hafod Hafod, Pontypridd 163 Glam 1895 1902 Pontypridd in the cds was first used in Jul 1895. Under Uckfield 1844. Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1893. Railway Hailsham 823 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1907 Sub Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hakin D99 Pem 1874 1902 1868 G.P.O. Under Milford Haven 1858 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1888 - 1906 + Halesowen 77 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1854 Last cancellation recorded in Dec1858, despite being in all the lists to 1962. Under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 + Halesworth 329 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Halfway Tree G13 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Halifax 330 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hall Green, Birmingham 9A Warwks 1936 1962 NONE NONE Hallatrow 011 Som 1882 1906 1878 1880 Under Bristol 1849 - 1906 + Halstead 334 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Halstead 433 Essex NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 433 was sent to Halstead in Jul.1920. It was probably sent to a subordinate office. Halton Camp 385 Bucks 1924 1924 NONE NONE Haltwhistle 166 Northumb 1844 1902 1844 1854 Under Carlisle 1844 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Haltwhistle had Haltwhistle G62 Northumb 1882 1906 1882 1913 numbers 166 and G62 in the lists from 1882 to 1902. Halwell B84 Devon 1863 1892 Under Totnes 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Halwell B83 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1870 Ham Street 490 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1910 Under Ashford 1848 - 1906 + Hampden G14 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. London District Post 1844 -1857. South Western District 1857 - 1867. Used 36 in a London style cancellation. Moved Hampton C95 Middx 1874 1924 1867 1909 into the Middlesex Provincial Area in 1867. Under Twickenham 1867 -(C95 issued in 1867) - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Hampton 895 Middx 1928 1962 NONE NONE Hampton Hill G74 Middx 1892 1906 1889 1912 Previously New Hampton. Under Hampton 1890 - 1892. Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1906 + Handsworth 700H Yorks W.R. 1952 1967 NONE NONE P.D.O.Sheffield Handsworth, Birmingham 75HA Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hankow D29 China 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS that was used only on Hong Kong stamps Under Newcastle under Lyne 1844 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1906+:- As a Town Receiving House 1863 - 1880, Hanley 549 Staffs 1844 1906 1844 1901 Branch Office 1880 - 1906 + Hanley 547C Staffs 1929 1959 NONE NONE Harberton B83 Devon 1863 1872 Under Totnes 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1890. Totnes 1890 - 1906 + Harberton B81 Devon 1874 1906 1863 G.P.O. Harbertonford B80 Devon 1863 1893 Under Totnes 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1889. Closed 1889 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Harbertonford B82 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Harborne, Birmingham 333 Warwks 1924 1959 NONE NONE Harewood End G12 Heref 1874 1906 1873 G.P.O. Under Ross 1844 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Carnarvon 1844 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F51 issued in 1871)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Harlech F51 Mer 1874 1906 1871 1904 + Harlech 363 Mer 1930 1962 NONE NONE Harleston 336 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1885 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Harling 791 Norfolk 1844 1887 1844 1884 Under Thetford 1844 - 1906 + Renamed East Harling in May 1888. Harlow 337 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1884 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Harpenden 461 Herts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1867. Closed 1867. Not in any list. It opened too late for the 1857 one and closed Harpton B39 Radnor 1860 1865 before the 1874 list was issued. Under Workington 1844 - 1859. Carlisle 1859 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 (D58 issued in 1868) - 1905. Independent Harrington D58 Cumb 1874 1906 1868 1913 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Harrogate 338 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1968 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Harrow C91 Middx 1867 1868 London District Post 1844 -1857. North Western District 1857 - 1867. Used 62 in a London style cancellation. Head Post Office in the Middlesex Provincial Area 1867 -(C91 issued in 1867)- 1906 + Not in any list as the allocation of number Harrow D75 Middx 1874 1924 1868 1905 C91 was too shortlived. By 1868 Harrow was using number D75. Harrow 373 Middx 1927 1962 NONE NONE Letter box under Harrow in North Western District 1859 - 1867. Under Harrow in the Provincial Area 1867 - 1882. Harrow Station 909 Middx 1882 1892 1878 G.P.O. Renamed Wealdstone in June 1882. In North Western District under Stanmore 1861 - 1867. Moved to the Middlesex Provincial Area in 1867. Under Harrow Weald H71 Middx 1887 1906 1886 1908 Stanmore 1867 - 1880. Pinner 1880 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 -1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hartfordbridge 339 Hants 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Winchfield 1855 - 1906 + Renamed Hartley Wintney in 1891. Hartlepool 947 Durham 1845 1959 1845 1905 Under Stockton on Tees 1844. Head Post Office 1845 - 1906 + Hartley Wintney 347 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Abingdon 1844 - 1860. Steventon Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Harwell 093 Berks 1858 1859 Allocated 093 for a short period between the 1857 and 1874 lists. Harwich 340 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Haslemere 341 Surrey 1844 1857 1844 1859 Head Post Office 1844 -1855. Under Liphook 1855 - 1871. Independent Sub Office 1871 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 - Haslemere 481 Surrey 1882 1962 1875 1909 1887. Independent Sub Office 1887 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Haslingden 500 Lancs 1844 1857 1844 1846 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906 + Haslingden J88 Lancs 1892 1906 1891 1904 Haslingden 339 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Hurstpierpoint 1881 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 -(H23 issued in 1884)- 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - Hassocks H23 Sussex 1887 1924 1884 1908 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hassocks 426 Sussex 1928 1962 NONE NONE Hastings 342 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1946 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hastings, Station Office 342 Sussex 1884 1901 Sorting Office by 1884 - 1903. Closed 1903. A 3VOD with Hastings Station Office in the cds was sent in Jan 1884. Was the main counter for St.Leonards. Under Hastings 1882 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with The Marina BO in the cds was sent Hastings, The Marina BO 342 Sussex 1879 1879 in Mar 1879. Under Hastings 1877 - 1891. Replaced by Verulam Place Branch Office in 1891. A 3VOD with White Rock Hastings in Hastings, White Rock 342 Sussex 1883 1887 the cds was sent in Sep 1883. Not a barred numeral cancel, the number K34 occurs at the base of a cds.Under Durham 1845 - 1862. Fence Houses Haswell K34 Durham 1902 1924 1893 1911 1862 - 1887. Sunderland 1887 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hatch End B52 Middx 1874 1906 1861 1894 Under Watford 1861 -(B52 issued) 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1906 + Hatch End 341 Middx 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hatfield 343 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hatherleigh 589 Devon 1844 1857 1844 1873 Under Okehampton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1857. Crediton 1857 - 1860. (See Crediton) Railway Sub Office 1860 - Hatherleigh 703 Devon 1882 1906 1876 stamp 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 36 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Hatherleigh 349 Devon 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hatt B06 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1907 Under Plymouth 1854 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Stowmarket 1845 - 1874. Independent Sub Office 1874 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1888. Stowmarket Haughley E57 Suffolk 1882 1906 1880 stamp 1888 - 1906 +. Havana C58 Cuba 1874 1902 1865 1877 3TH.HOS & 4VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Nov1865 to Jun1877 Havant 344 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Haverfordwest 345 Pem 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Haverhill 335 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1854 Under Newmarket 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1878. Head Post Office 1878 - 1906 + Haverhill D89 Suffolk 1874 1906 1868 1892 Haverhill 346 Suffolk 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hawarden 182 Flint 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Chester 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Bedale 1855 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Hawes 346 Yorks N.R. 1844 1906 1844 1908 1906 + Hawes 044 Yorks N.R. 1962 NONE NONE Hawkhurst 427 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1896 Under Staplehurst 1844 - 1869. Head Post Office 1869 - 1906 + Haworth K90 Yorks W.R. 1902 1906 1897 1898 Under Keighley 1844 - 1906 + Hawthorn 584 Wilts 1950 1962 NONE NONE Hay 347 Brec 1844 1906 1844 1886 Head Post Office 1844 - 1858. Hereford 1858 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1906 + Last cancellation recorded in Jul1858, despite being in all the lists to 1906. Under Carlisle 1844 - 1846. Gateshead 1846 Haydon Bridge 350 Northumb 1844 1906 1844 1858 - 1855. Carlisle 1855 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Hayes 617 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Hayes 553 Middx 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hayle 352 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1902 Under Helston 1844. Head Post Office 1845 - 1906 + Hayling Island 970 Hants 1959 NONE NONE Haywards Heath F01 Sussex 1874 1924 1870 1906 Under Cuckfield 1856 - 1870. Head Post Office 1870 - 1906 + Haywards Heath 406 Sussex 1927 1962 NONE NONE Hazel Grove 735 Ches 1844 1857 1844 1848 Under Stockport 1844 - 1906 + Hazel Grove 079 Ches 1965 NONE NONE Headcorn 430 Kent 1882 1924 1875 1908 Under Maidstone 1844 - 1846. Staplehurst 1846 - 1870. Ashford 1870 - 1906 + Not for valid for use on GB stamps. A 3VOS was issued in Jan1881, this is after GB stamps had been withdrawn from Headquarters Camp D48 Cyprus 1882 1902 not GB not GB use in Apr1880. Heanor 386 Derbys 1925 1962 NONE NONE Under Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1877. Independent Sub Office 1877 - 1896. Heathfield Station 1896 - Heathfield H51 Sussex 1887 1906 1885 1896 1897. Heathfield Station Road 1897 - 1899. Heathfield Tower 1899 - 1906 + Heathfield 032 Sussex 1959 1962 NONE NONE Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1897. Became Heathfield Station Road SO in 1897 and then Heathfield Tower SO in Heathfield Station H54 Sussex 1887 1902 1885 1896 1899. Heaton, Newcastle on 545A Northumb 1925 1962 NONE NONE Tyne Under Gateshead 1847 - 1864. Jarrow Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1866. Gateshead 1866 - 1872. Newcastle on Tyne 1872 - Hebburn K02 Durham 1892 1906 1891 1906 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hebburn 350 Durham 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hebden Bridge K96 Yorks W.R. 1902 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellations recorded Hebden Bridge 356 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hebron 912 Carm 1882 1906 1878 stamp Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Heckington H24 Lincs 1924 1924 NONE NONE Heckington 024 Lincs 1928 1928 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Leeds 1844 - 1864. Normanton 1864 - 1891. Independent Sub Office 1891 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Heckmondwike 053 Yorks W.R. 1874 1962 1856 1922 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hednesford 841 Staffs 1882 1962 1877 1906 Under Rugeley 1855. Walsall 1856 - 1859. Stafford 1859 - 1903. Independent Sub Office 1903 - 1906 + Hedon 385 Yorks E.R. 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Hull 1844 - 1906 + Helmshore K04 Lancs 1892 1906 1892 1919 Under Manchester 1855 - 1906 + Helmsley 934 Yorks N.R. 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under York 1844 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 -(D65 issued in 1880)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Helmsley D65 Yorks N.R. 1882 1906 1880 1886 Helperby C80 Yorks N.R. 1874 1906 1866 1901 Under Boroughbridge 1844 - 1859. York 1859 -1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Penrhyn 1855 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 Helston 351 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1903 + Hemel Hempstead 353 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1957 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Steyning 1844 - 1846. Hurstpierpoint 1846 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 Henfield E52 Sussex 1874 1906 1869 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Henfield 926 Sussex 1951 1959 NONE NONE Hengoed used number 156 in a 3VOS in 1922. Under Oswestry 1860 - 1906 +. The Office called "Main Street Hengoed 156 Glam 1922 NONE Maesycwmmer" was renamed Hengoed by 1921. Hengoed 057 Glam 1962 NONE NONE Henley in Arden 78 Warwks 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Birmingham 1845 - 1906 + Henley in Arden 756 Warwks 1844 1857 1844 1844 756 used at Budleigh Salterton Devon from 1845. Used in Henley in Arden in 1844. Henley on Thames 355 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Henstridge 884 Som 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Wincanton 1844. Sherborne 1845 - 1847. Blandford 1847 - 1906 + Hereford 357 Heref 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Herne Bay B39 Kent 1882 1924 1880 1903 Under Canterbury 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Herne Bay 366 Kent 1925 1962 NONE NONE Hersham Road G60 Surrey 1887 1906 1882 1908 Town Receiving House of Walton on Thames 1879 - 1882. Town Branch Office 1882 -(G60 issued in 1882)- 1906 + Hertford 359 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hessle 464 Yorks E.R. 1882 1906 1875 1908 Under Hull 1845 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Hessle 968 Yorks E.R. 1962 1962 NONE NONE Heswall 964 Ches 1959 1962 NONE NONE Hetton le Hole 379 Durham 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hexham 360 Northumb 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Called Lower Heyford. Under Woodstcok 1851 - 1859. Oxford 1859 - 1867. Banbury 1867 - 1906 + Became Heyford in Heyford K84 Oxon 1902 1906 1897 1898 1878. Heytesbury 361 Wilts 1844 1857 1844 1879 Carried on using a 3VOS no.361 until 1879 although last listed in 1857. (A very similar 3VOS no.361 was sent to Loughor Glam. in 1875) Heytesbury was a Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Warminster 1855 - 1856. Chippenham Heytesbury G77 Wilts 1887 1906 1883 1888 1856 - 1859. Bath 1860 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1876. Independent Sub Office 1876 - 1898. Railway Sub Office Heywood C65 Lancs 1874 1924 1865 1884 A 4VOS (with a thick C) issued in Jan1870 and not used, two later 4VOD's used. The C65 and C63 usage at Heywood do not overlap. Under Manchester 1844 - 1893. Head Post Office 1893 - 1906 + A C63 3VOD was issued to Heywood Heywood C63 Lancs 1885 1909 16 years after the last C63 was used at Tampico Heywood 965 Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE High St, Hastings 342 Sussex 1883 1891 Under Hastings 1853 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with High St. Hastings in the cds was sent in Aug 1883. High St, Portsmouth 625 Hants 1885 1906 A 3VOD with High St, BO Portsmouth in the cds was issued in Oct1885. A Town Receiving House from 1885 - 1906+ High Wycombe 364 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Higham Ferrers 363 Northts 1844 1924 1844 1886 Head Post Office 1844 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Crediton 1844 - 1845. Okehampton 1845 - 1848. Crediton 1848 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1859. Railway Sub Office Highampton 012 Devon 1855 1906 1852 1880 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Highbridge G08 Som 1874 1906 1873 1888 Under Bridgwater 1844 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 38 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Highbridge 362 Som 1924 1962 NONE NONE Highgate A47 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Highworth 295 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1909 Under Fairford 1844 - 1855. Swindon 1855 - 1906 + Hilborough 933 Norfolk 1882 1906 1878 G.P.O. Under Brandon 1844 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 -(933 issued in 1878)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hildenborough 489 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1909 Under Tunbridge 1845 - 1906 + Hinckley 365 Leics 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Whitby 1848 - 1861. Redcar 1861 - 1868. Saltburn by the Sea Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1881. Staithes Railway Hinderwell H26 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1884 1919 Sub Office 1881 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hindhead 348 Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hindhead C64 Surrey NONE NONE C64 was used in a surcharge mark at Hindhead in 1922. Hindon 366 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Salisbury 1855 - 1906 + Hinstock J20 Salop 1892 1906 1888 1891 Under Market Drayton 1847 - 1906 + Hiogo D30 Japan 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was used only on Hong Kong stamps Hitchin 367 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1885 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hoarwithy 9 Heref 1874 1906 1874 G.P.O. Under Ross 1852 - 1906. Hereford 1906 + Hobbs Point 368 Pem 1844 1857 1844 1850 Head Post Office 1844 - 1850. Transferred to Pembroke Dock. Hockley J71 Essex 1892 1906 1890 1898 Under Ingatestone 1851 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Hockley 047 Essex 1962 NONE NONE Hockley, Birmingham 75H Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hoddesdon 369 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1890 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Holbeach 370 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1890 Head Post Office 1844 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ulverstone 1863 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 -(D01 issued in 1867)- 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1876. Renamed Holborn Hill D01 Cumb 1874 1874 1867 1870 Millom in 1876. Holkham 490 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1848 Under Wells 1844 - 1906 + Under Manchester 1844 - 1878. Oldham 1878 - 1902. Independent Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Town Receiving House of Hollinwood G57 Lancs 1882 1906 1882 1905 Oldham 1905 - 1906 + Hollytroyds 952 Lancs 1847 1857 1845 1850 Under Accrington 1844 - 1854. Closed 1854. Holmes Chapel 525 Ches 1844 1906 1844 1915 Under Middlewich 1844 - 1883. Crewe 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Holmfirth C19 Yorks W.R. 1874 1906 1864 1906 Under Huddersfield 1844 - 1906 + Holmfirth 372 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Whitehaven 1847 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - Holmrook F09 Cumb 1874 1906 1870 1903 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Launceston 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1857 - 1860+ (See Crediton) Railway Sub Office 1860 - Holsworthy 440 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1905 1872. Head Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Thetford 1855 - 1878. Dereham 1878 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Holt 371 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1880 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Holt 391 Norfolk 1875 1878 Error of number 391 in a 3VOS instead of 371 Holyhead 374 Anglesey 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + In Dec1862 the same 3HOS as used on the Mailboats was used as an Inspectors mark on a cover from London to Holyhead TPO A80 Railway 1862 Glasgow, on the London to Holyhead Travelling Post Office. Holywell 375 Flint 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Holywell Green 250 Yorks W.R. 1963 NONE NONE Honduras A06 America 1874 1902 1858 1860 A 3HOS was used on GB stamps from May1858 to May1860 - then later was used on the stamps of British Honduras. Hong Kong B62 Asia 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on the stamps of Hong Kong. Honiton 376 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hook H83 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1886 G.P.O. Under Howden 1857 - 1886. Hook Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1892. Goole 1892 - 1906 + Hook Norton K88 Oxon 1902 1906 1897 1908 Under Chipping Norton 1844 - 1888. Banbury 1888 - 1906 + Hope Bay A48 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Hopkinstown D36 Glam 1882 1902 1882 stamp Under Pontypridd 1868 - 1905 + Town Receiving House 1893 - 1906 + Horley E93 Surrey 1874 1924 1870 stamp Under Crawley 1844 - 1874. Independent Sub Office 1874 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Horley 203 Surrey 1928 1962 NONE NONE Horley Station H37 Surrey 1887 1902 1885 1890 Sorting Office c.1885 - 1900. Station duplex used 1888 - 1890. Independent Sub Office 1887 - 1895. Became Horley in 1895. Independent Sub Office 1895 - 1904. Railway Sub Office Horley Station Road H37 Surrey 1891 1897 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Horley Station Rd. in the cds was first used in Dec 1891. Horncastle 378 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Horndean 380 Hants 1844 1906 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Plymouth 1844 - 1849. Tavistock 1849 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B95 issued in 1863)- 1905. Independent Horrabridge B95 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1895 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Horsehay 299 Salop 1882 1906 1875 1906 Under Wellington 1855 - 1875. Railway Sub Office 1875 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Horsforth 948 Yorks W.R. 1946 1962 NONE NONE Horsham 381 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1919 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Horsham Station Office 381 Sussex 1884 1897 Sorting Office 1884 - 1904/7. Closed 1904/7. A 3VOD with Horsham Station Office in the cds was sent in Sep 1884. Horwich J76 Lancs 1892 1924 1891 1908 Under Bolton 1844 - 1906 + Horwich 393 Lancs 1927 1962 NONE NONE Hotham H75 Yorks E.R. 1887 1906 1886 1908 Under Hull 1852 - 1855. Brough 1855 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Durham 1844 - 1846. Fence Houses 1846 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Houghton le Spring 027 Durham 1855 1906 1854 G.P.O. 1906 + Houghton le Spring 358 Durham 1924 1962 NONE NONE In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the Western District 1857 - 1865. Hounslow 394 Middx 1844 1962 1844 1905 Given the provincial number 394 in 1844. Solely in the Middlesex Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Only used provincial style numeral cancellations. Hove 132A Sussex 1925 <1929 NONE NONE Issued in 1925 but void in the 1929 list Hovingham E66 Yorks N.R. 1874 1906 1869 stamp Under York 1844 - 1906 + Howden 382 Yorks E.R. 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1875. Head Post Office 1875 - 1906 + Howden le Wear K10 Durham 1892 1906 1892 1894 Under Darlington 1867 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hoylake 380 Ches 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hoyland C46 Yorks W.R. 1874 1882 1865 1869 Under Sheffield 1844 - 1848. Barnsley 1848 - 1906 + Hucknall 391 Notts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hucknall Torkard 417 Notts 1882 1906 1875 1907 Under Nottingham 1844 - 1906 + Huddersfield 387 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hull 383 Yorks E.R. 1844 1962 1844 1911 Two different 4VOD's and a 3VOD occur with Hull ST or Hull Sorting Tender in the cds. Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hull, Fish Market 383A Yorks E.R. 1929 1954 NONE NONE Hull, King Edward Street 383B Yorks E.R. 1929 1954 NONE NONE Hull, Queen Street 383C Yorks E.R. 1929 1954 NONE NONE Under Knighton 1858 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 -(B40 issued in 1860)- 1867. Builth Railway Sub Office 1867 - Hundred House B40 Radnor 1874 1906 1860 1867 1905. Hungerford 390 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Bridlington 1844 - 1855. Scarborough 1855 - 1856. York 1856 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Hunmanby 126 Yorks E.R. 1844 1857 1844 1847 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Hunslet, Leeds 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1906 Under Leeds 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Hunslet BO Leeds in the cds was sent in Jan 1880. The first office called Hunstanton was under Lynn 1845 - 1880. Under Hunstanton St.Edmunds 1880 - 1884. Renamed Hunstanton 899 Norfolk 1882 1962 1878 1899 Old Hunstanton in 1884. The Office originally called Hunstanton St Edmunds became Hunstanton : Under Lynn 1864 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Huntingdon 396 Hunts 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Hurst Green 428 Sussex 1844 1906 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +. Under Brighton 1844 - 1846. Head Post Office 1846 -(956 issued in 1846)- 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1890. Hurstpierpoint 956 Sussex 1849 1906 1846 1917 Hassocks Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 40 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Huyton 397 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Hyde, Manchester F43 Ches 1874 1924 1871 1904 Under Manchester 1844 - 1889. Head Post Office 1889 - 1906 + Hyde 399 Ches 1925 1962 NONE NONE Hyde Park, Leeds 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1902 Under Leeds 1854 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Hyde Park BO Leeds in the cds was sent used in Jan 1880. Hyde Park Corner, Leeds 447 Yorks W.R. 1890 1902 Under Leeds 1854 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Hyde Park Corner BO Leeds in the cds was first used in Jul 1890. Hylton H95 Durham 1887 1906 1887 1905 Under Sunderland 1845 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1895. Sunderland 1895 - 1906 + Hythe 398 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ilchester 399 Som 1844 1906 1844 1897 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Taunton 1855 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. Eastern District 1857 - 1870. May have used 17 in a London style cancel. Became a Ilford F07 Essex 1874 1924 1870 1888 Head Post Office in the Essex Provincial Area in 1870 -(F07 issued in 1870) - 1906 + Ilford 417 Essex 1928 1962 NONE NONE Ilfracombe 400 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ilfracombe 156 Devon 1897 1897 Error of number 156 in a 3VOS instead of 400 Ilkeston 585 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1905 Under Nottingham 1844 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Otley 1844 - 1852. Leeds 1852 - 1855. Otley 1855 - 1865. Leeds 1865 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 -(664 issued in Ilkley 664 Yorks W.R. 1882 1962 1876 1912 1876) - 1906 +. Ilminster 401 Som 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ingatestone 402 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1889 Head Post Office 1844 - 1894. Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Ingleby Cross 740 Yorks N.R. 1844 1857 1844 1848 Under Thirsk 1844 - 1855. Northallerton 1855 - 1906 + Ingleby Greenhow J94 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1891 1918 Under Thirsk 1848 - 1855. Northallerton 1855 - 1891. Middlesborough 1891 - 1906 + Ingleton H55 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1885 1894 Under Lancaster 1844 - 1877. Carnforth 1877 - 1886. Kirkby Lonsdale 1886 - 1906 + Under Keighley 1875 - 1906+. Town Receiving House 1884 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Ingrow Keighley in the cds Ingrow, Keighley 110 Yorks W.R. 1887 1887 was sent in Mar 1887. Instow A24 Devon 1874 1906 1858 1890 Under Barnstaple 1844 - 1858. Railway Sub Office 1858 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Intake P.D.O, Sheffield 700G Yorks W.R. 1952 1967 NONE NONE Ipswich 405 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ipswich 504 Suffolk 1873 1874 Error of number 504 in a 4VOD instead of 405 Ipswich S.C. L05 Railway 1924 1954 NONE NONE S.C. = Sorting Carriage. Recorded used in tax stamps. Iquique D87 Peru 1874 1902 1868 1879 4VOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Feb1872 to Mar1879 Irlam, Manchester 033 Lancs 1959 1962 NONE NONE Under Shifnal 1844. Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Shifnal 1849 - 1851. Newport 1851 - 1852. Wellington 1852 - 1874. Ironbridge 406 Salop 1844 1906 1844 1906 Railway Sub Office 1874 -1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ironbridge 404 Salop 1887 1888 Error of number 404 in a 3VOD instead of 406 Islay C42 Peru 1874 1902 1865 1879 3TH.HOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Sep1865 to Mar1879 Isles of Scilly, St.Mary's 694 Corn 1929 1962 NONE NONE London District Post 1844 -1857. Western District 1857 - 1868. Used 56 in a London style cancel in 1869 and 1870 when Isleworth E97 Middx 1874 1924 1870 1894 a Head Post Office in the Middlesex Provincial Area 1868 - 1906 + Smallbury Green was the chief Receiving House (1858 - 1868) of the Isleworth Suburban District in 1868 it was renamed Isleworth. Isleworth 997 Middx 1928 1949 NONE NONE Isleworth was allocated 997 and 021B at the same time, see also Brentford and Teddington. Isleworth 021B Middx 1929 1962 NONE NONE Iver 935 Bucks 1935 1962 NONE NONE Ivybridge 408 Devon 1844 1924 1844 1894 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ixworth 101 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Bury St.Edmunds 1844 - 1906 + Under Wellington 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1878. Ironbridge Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1887. Railway Sub Jackfield J15 Salop 1892 1906 1887 1908 Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Jacmel C59 Hayti 1874 1902 1865 1881 3TH.HOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Sep1865 to Apr1881 Under South Shields 1844 -1845. Gateshead 1845 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1872. Newcastle 1872 - 1873. Jarrow C29 Durham 1874 1924 1864 1900 Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1875. Head Post Office 1875 - 1906 + Jarrow 429 Durham 1928 1962 NONE NONE Jersey 409 Channel Isles 1844 1962 1844 1894 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Plymouth 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B96 issued in Dec. 1863)- Renamed Roborough Railway Sub Jump B96 Devon 1863 G.P.O. Office in March 1864. Kegworth G33 Leics 1874 1906 1873 1916 Under Derby 1844 - 1906 + Keighley 110 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Keighley 1875 - 1906+. Town Receiving House 1884 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Ingrow Keighley in the cds Keighley, Ingrow 110 Yorks W.R. 1887 1887 was sent in Mar 1887. Kelvedon 410 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1885 Head Post Office 1844 - 1895. Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Under Brighton 1862 - 1906+:- Town Receiving House 1862 - 1876. Branch Office 1876 - 1888. Town Receiving House Kemp Town BO, Brighton 132 Sussex 1882 1887 1888 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Kemp Town BO Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1882. Kendal 411 Westmd 1844 1962 1844 1954 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Kenilworth 950 Warwks 1847 1962 1845 1907 Under Warwick 1844. Head Post Office 1844-(950 issued in 1845)- 1906 + Kenley 550 Surrey 1882 1906 1875 1902 Under Croydon 1875 - 1884. Head Post Office 1884 - 1906 + Kenley 949 Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE Keswick 413 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1949 Head Post Office 1844 - 1847. Under Windermere 1847 - 1870. Head Post Office 1870 - 1906 + Kettering 414 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1891 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + When Brentford moved into the Provincial area in 1868 Kew went as well. Town Receiving House of Brentford 1868 - Kew 496 Surrey 1882 1902 1875 1896 1869. Independent Sub Office 1869 - 1896. Town Receiving House of Kew Gardens 1896 - 1901. Town Receiving House of Richmond 1901 - 1906+. Keymer 500 Sussex 1882 1906 1875 1887 Under Hurstpierpoint 1869 - 1906 + Keynsham 423 Bristol 1949 1962 NONE NONE Kibworth Harcourt B66 Leics 1862 1876 Error of number B66 instead of 797. 3CD issued Jul1862 Under Leicester 1845 - 1848. Market Harborough 1848 - 1860. Rugby 1860 - 1863. Leicester 1863 - 1906 + Became Kibworth Harcourt 797 Leics 1882 1906 1877 1905 Kibworth Beauchamp in 1905. Kidderminster 415 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1919 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Kidsgrove 547F Staffs 1962 NONE NONE Under Carmarthen 1844 - 1849. Llanelly 1849 - 1852. Head Post Office 1852 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Kidwelly 168 Carm 1844 1906 1844 1907 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Kidwelly 794 Carm 1963 NONE NONE Under Cardigan 1848 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1857. Cardigan 1857 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Kilgerran F62 Pem 1874 1906 1872 1909 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Early spelling Cilgerran. Kilgetty 247 Pem 1952 1959 NONE NONE Kimbolton 416 Hunts 1844 1962 1844 1929 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under St.Neots 1855 - 1906 + Kineton 417 Warwks 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1848. Under Stratford 1848 - 1851. Warwick 1851 - 1906 + King Edward Street, Hull 383B Yorks E.R. 1929 1954 NONE NONE Kings 622 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Under Hemel Hempstead 1844 - 1862. Watford 1862 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Kings Langley 354 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1904 1905 - 1906 + Kings Norton, Birmingham 75K Warwks 1938 1962 NONE NONE Kings Rd BO, St St Leonards on Sea used number 682 until 1882 when it became Kings Road BO, Hastings. A duplex with King's Rd 342 Sussex 1882 1886 Leonards on Sea. BO, St Leonards on Sea in the cds and the number 342 of Hastings was issued in Nov 1882. Kings Rd, St A 3VOD with St.Leonards on Sea Kings Road in the cds was issued in Jun 1882 Prior to 1882 was called Gensing 342 Sussex 1882 1883 Leonards on Sea. Station Road, see F37. Branch Office of Hastings 1882 - 1906 + and thus used the number 342 of Hastings. Under Banbury 1851 - 1856. Woodstock 1856 - 1858. Banbury 1858 - 1906 + The cds accompanying the K85 3VOS can Kings Sutton K85 Northts 1902 1906 1897 1913 be either Charlton or Kings Sutton throughout the period of use. Kingsbridge 418 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Nothing recorded, presumably an 1844 type was issued. Under Stroud 1844. Dursley 1844 - 1845 Wooton under Edge Kingscote 758 Glos 1844 1906 1844 G.P.O. 1845 - 1906 + Kingsland B13 Heref 1874 1906 1859 1876 Under Leominster 1846 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the South Western District 1857 - Kingston 422 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1896 1865. Given the provincial number 422 in 1844. Solely in the Surrey Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Only used provincial style numeral cancellations. Kingston A01 Jamaica 1874 1902 1858 1860 A 3HOS & a 3CD used on GB stamps from May 1858 to Aug1860 , later used on Jamaican stamps Under Kingston in the Provincial Area 1866 - 1896. Renamed Kingston Hill, Norbiton in 1896. A 3VOD with Norbiton Kingston, Norbiton 422 Surrey 1882 1896 Kingston on Thames in the cds was issued in Nov1882. Kingswood, Bristol 419 Bristol 1924 1962 NONE NONE Kington 419 Heref 1844 1906 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Kington 420 Heref 1924 1962 NONE NONE Kirby Moorside 935 Yorks N.R. 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under York 1844 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Kirby Moorside D64 Yorks N.R. 1882 1906 1880 1910 Kirk Michael 072 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Kirkby 052 Lancs 1962 NONE NONE Previously called Sandside. Under Carnforth 1884 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Moved from Kirkby in Furness K61 Lancs 1902 1906 1894 1907 Lancashire to Cumbria in 1974. Kirkby Lonsdale 423 Westmd 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Burton 1855 - 1871. Carnforth 1871 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1886. Head Kirkby Lonsdale 091 Westmd 1882 1906 1879 1905 Post Office 1886 - 1906 + Kirkby Lonsdale 408 Westmd 1929 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1850. Under Brough 1850 - 1855. Penrith 1855 - 1872. Tebay 1872 - 1875. Railway Sub Office Kirkby Stephen 437 Westmd 1844 1906 1844 1901 1875 - 1886. Head Post Office 1886 - 1906 + Kirkby Stephen 441 Westmd 1924 1962 NONE NONE Kirkby Thore 041 Westmd 1882 1906 1879 1886 Under Penrith 1844 - 1906 + Under Penrith 1844 - 1885. Carlisle 1885 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 -(H86 issued in 1886)- 1905. Independent Sub Kirkoswald H86 Cumb 1887 1906 1886 1904 Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Lincoln 1844 - 1850. Head Post Office 1850 - 1867. Hull 1867 - 1874. Lincoln 1874 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 Kirton Lindsey 459 Lincs 1844 1906 1844 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Kirton, Boston 412 Lincs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Kitts Green, Birmingham 75KG Warwks 1959 NONE NONE Kiung Chow D28 China 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was used only on Hong Kong stamps Knaresborough 424 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Ludlow 1844 - 1851. Presteign 1851 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1886. Head Post Knighton 480 Radnor 1844 1906 1844 1907 Office 1886 - 1906 + Knighton 431 Radnor 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Plymouth 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1888. Renamed Crownhill in 1888. Lost its numeral allocation Knockersknowle B97 Devon 1863 G.P.O. prior to the 1874 list. Under Ferrybridge 1844 - 1849. Pontefract 1849 - 1858. Normanton 1858 - 1874. Independent Sub Office 1874 - 1891. Knottingley 076 Yorks W.R. 1874 1906 1857 1908 Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Knowle 79 Warwks 1844 1906 1844 1856 Last cancellation recorded in Dec1856, despite being in all the lists to 1906. Under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 + Knowle 980 Warwks 1954 1962 NONE NONE Knutsford 425 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Kyrenia 974 Cyprus 1882 1887 1878 1880 3VOS used on GB stamps Jul 1878 - Apr1880. GB stamps withdrawn from use in Apr1880. La Guayra C60 Venezuela 1874 1902 1865 1875 3TH.HOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jun1873 to Jan1875 Lacock 044 Wilts 1857 1857 1855 1858 Under Chippenham 1844 - 1906 + Lacovia E30 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 4VOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Laindon 432 Essex 1948 1959 NONE NONE Lake Side K79 Lancs 1902 1906 1897 1902 Under Ulverston 1892 - 1906 + Moved from Lancashire to Cumbria in 1974. Under Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1904. Wadhurst Station Road Lamberhurst 426 Kent 1844 1857 1844 1848 1904 - 1906 + Under Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1904. Wadhurst Station Road Lamberhurst 580 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1891 1904 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 43 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Lambourn 392 Berks 1844 1906 1844 1876 Under Hungerford 1844 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lambourn 22 Berks 1959 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Carmarthen 1855 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Lampeter 434 Card 1844 1962 1844 1908 1905 - 1906 + Lancaster 436 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Lanchester 828 Durham 1882 1906 1877 1918 Under Durham 1844 - 1906 + Lancing 551 Sussex 1951 1962 NONE NONE Landore E34 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1909 Under Swansea 1853 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Landport, Portsmouth 625 Hants 1872 1881 A 4VOD with Landport, Portsmouth in the cds was issued in Apr1872. Became Portsmouth Head Office in 1885. Lane Delph 552 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under Newcastle under Lyne 1844 -1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 -1855. Closed 1855. Lane End 553 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1848 Under Newcastle under Lyne 1844 - 1848 Changed to Longton in about 1848. Under Bristol 1845 - 1854. Heytesbury 1854 - 1856. Bristol 1856 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - Langford B24 Som 1874 1906 1859 1904 1906 + Langley Park J10 Durham 1892 1906 1887 1896 Under Durham 1876 - 1906 + Under Somerton 1844 - 1855. Taunton 1855 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Langport 721 Som 1844 1962 1844 1881 + Langton Matravers 437 Dorset 1924 1949 NONE NONE Under Penrith 1847 - 1871. Closed 1871 - 1878. Penrith 1878 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 -(H85 issued in 1886)- Langwathby H85 Cumb 1887 1906 1886 1904 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lark Lane, Liverpool 466F Lancs 1927 1962 NONE NONE Larlingford 792 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1852 Under Thetford 1844 - 1906 + Renamed Larling in 1894. Larnaca 942 Cyprus 1882 1887 1878 1880 3VOS used on GB stamps Jul 1878 - Apr1880. GB stamps withdrawn from use in Apr1880. Launceston 439 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Bury St.Edmunds 1844 - 1846. Sudbury 1846 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(D91 issued in 1868)- 1873. Lavenham D91 Suffolk 1874 1906 1868 1903 Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lawton 443 Ches 1844 1857 1844 1860 Head Post Office 1844 - 1856. Under Stoke on Trent 1856 - 1878. Closed 1878. Laxey 073 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Lazonby H87 Cumb 1887 1906 1886 1906 Under Penrith 1856 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 -(H87 issued in 1886)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lea 313 Heref 1844 1857 1844 1844 From 1845 313 was used at Mitcheldean. Lea under Gloucester 1844 - 1856. Ross 1856 - 1906 + Under Durham 1846 - 1855. Gateshead 1855 - 1868. Blackhill Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1870. Durham 1870 - 1874. Leadgate 189 Durham 1882 1906 1874 1895 Railway Sub Office 1874 - (189 issued in 1874)- 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Leamington 444 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Changed to Leamington Spa in July 1885. Leamside E75 Durham 1874 1906 1869 1893 Under Fence Houses 1866 - 1906 + Leatherhead 445 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Lechlade 296 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1904 Under Farringdon 1844 - 1860. Swindon 1860 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Leckhampton 335 Glos 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O. Under Cheltenham 1844 - 1906 + Ledbury 446 Heref 1844 1962 1844 1912 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ledbury 445 Heref 1904 1904 Error of number 445 in a 3VOD instead of 446 Leeds 447 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1949 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Leeds, Chapeltown Rd 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1902 Under Leeds 1875 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Chapeltown Rd. BO Leeds in the cds was sent in Jan 1880. Leeds, Cross Gates 003 Yorks W.R. 1950 1959 NONE NONE Leeds, Hunslet 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1906 Under Leeds 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Hunslet BO Leeds in the cds was sent in Jan 1880. Leeds, Hyde Park 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1902 Under Leeds 1854 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Hyde Park BO Leeds in the cds was sent used in Jan 1880. Leeds, Hyde Park Corner 447 Yorks W.R. 1890 1902 Under Leeds 1854 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Hyde Park Corner BO Leeds in the cds was first used in Jul 1890. Under Leeds 1872 - 1887. Replaced by Call Lane 1887. A 3VOD with Market St BO Leeds in the cds was sent in Jan Leeds, Market St 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1880 1880. Leek 448 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1859. Under Stoke on Trent 1859 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1906 + Leicester 449 Leics 1844 1962 1844 1955 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Leicester 43 Leics NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 43 was sent to Leicester in Dec.1920. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Number 958 was in use at Leigh and Fence Houses Durham at the same time. Under Manchester 1844 - 1892. Head Leigh 958 Lancs 1849 1962 1849 1889 Post Office 1892 - 1906 + Under Rochford 1844 - 1855. Ingatestone 1855 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Leigh F39 Essex 1874 1906 1871 stamp "on Sea" added in 1896. Leigh on Sea 455 Essex 1924 1924 NONE NONE Leigh on Sea 550 Essex 1950 1959 NONE NONE Leighton Buzzard 450 Beds 1844 1962 1844 1915 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Leintwardine 481 Heref 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Ludlow 1844 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1855. Ludlow 1855 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1861. Shrewsbury Leintwardine 082 Heref 1874 1906 1857 1890 1861 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Saxmundham 1844 - 1851. Scole 1851 - 1858. Saxmundham 1858 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1889. Leiston D16 Suffolk 1874 1906 1867 1911 Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Leiston 443 Suffolk 1924 1962 NONE NONE Lelant B93 Corn 1874 1906 1863 1920 Under Hayle 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B93 issued in 1863)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Leominster 454 Heref 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Alnwick 1854 - 1864. Closed, replaced by Biliton Railway Sub Office. Reopened in 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 Lesbury G35 Northumb 1874 1906 1873 1905 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + South Eastern District of London 1857 - 1879. Ceased using district initials in 1875. (412 issued in 1875) Moved with Woolwich into the Kent Provincial area in 1879. Independent Sub Office 1879 - 1883. In 1883 Belvedere changed its Lessness Heath 412 Kent 1882 1882 1875 1881 name to Picardy, at the same time Lessness Heath became Belvedere SO. Belvedere SO was a Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1901. then a Town Receiving House of Belvedere Station 1901 - 1907. In 1907 the Office was renamed Bexley Road. Letchworth 124 Herts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Letterston E03 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1909 Under Haverfordwest 1844 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Levenshulme 460 Lancs 1924 1951 NONE NONE Levenshulme 498K Lancs 1951 1959 NONE NONE Under Launceston 1844 - 1850. Okehampton 1850 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (See Crediton). Lewdown 064 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1881 Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lewes 451 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1952 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Lewes Rd. Brighton 132 Sussex 1884 1895 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1867 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Lewes Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Sep 1884. Lewes Station Office 451 Sussex 1884 1897 Sorting Office 1884 - 1901. Closed 1901. A 3VOD with Lewes Station Office in the cds was sent in Apr 1884. Leyburn F57 Yorks N.R. 1874 1906 1871 1907 Under Bedale 1844 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Leyburn 456 Yorks N.R. 1929 1962 NONE NONE Leyland 455 Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE London District Post 1844 - 1857. North Eastern District 1857 - Dec1866. Eastern District 1867 - 1906 + Used number 14 in London style cancellations when in the London District Post. Leyton was allocated number 102 in the Provincial Leyton 102 Essex 1874 1892 1874 1884 Lists from 1874 to 1892. However it never left London. Provincial style cancellations number 102 were issued in 1874 and used up to 1884. In 1875 it ceased using district initials. Lichfield 457 Staffs 1844 1949 1844 1965 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Lichfield, Whittington 867 Staffs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Barracks Under Launceston 1844 - 1854. Exeter 1854 - 1856. Crediton 1856 -1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Lifton 065 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1880 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lifton 435 Devon 1933 1959 NONE NONE Lilliput A49 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Limassol 975 Cyprus 1882 1887 1878 1880 3VOS used on GB stamps Jul 1878 - Apr1880. GB stamps withdrawn from use in Apr1880. Latest cancellation recorded Feb1848, despite allocations up to 1906 list. Under Brigg 1844 -1851. Ulceby 1851 - 1892. Limber 131 Lincs 1844 1906 1844 1848 Brocklesby 1892 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 45 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Limpsfield J08 Surrey 1892 1906 1887 1905 Under Reigate 1844 - 1858. Redhill 1858 - 1906 + Lincoln 458 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Lincoln Sorting Tender was issued in Aug1881. Lincoln & Tamworth SC. L02 Railway 1906 1924 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded. SC = Sorting Carriage. Lincoln & Tamworth SC. 012 Railway 1928 1954 NONE NONE SC = Sorting Carriage. Lindal K64 Lancs 1902 1906 1894 1908 Under Ulverston 1879 - 1906 + Lingfield 459 Surrey 1926 1962 NONE NONE Linton 461 Cambs 1844 1857 1844 1853 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Cambridge 1855 - 1906 + Linton D88 Cambs 1874 1906 1868 1898 Linton F70 Heref 1874 1906 1872 G.P.O. Under Ross 1846 - 1906 + Lintz Green Station F77 Durham 1874 1874 1872 1880 Under Newcastle on Tyne 1872 - 1882. Renamed Lintz Green in 1882 Lintz Green F77 Durham 1882 1902 1882 1903 Under Newcastle on Tyne 1882 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1904. Closed 1904. Head Post Office 1844 - 1871. Petersfield 1871 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - Liphook 462 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1904 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Liskeard 463 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1954 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Liss 543 Hants 1882 1906 1875 1880 Under Petersfield 1845 - 1881. Renamed West Liss in 1881. Litcham 940 Norfolk 1882 1906 1878 stamp Under Swaffham 1844 - 1906 + Little Brampton 083 Salop 1874 1906 1857 stamp Under Shrewsbury 1852 - 1857. Railway Sub Office 1857 - 1878. Closed 1878. Little Haven F67 Pem 1874 1906 1872 1901 Under Haverfordwest 1844 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Little Haywood E31 Staffs 1874 1906 1869 stamp Under Stafford 1869 - 1906 + Little Hereford K06 Heref 1892 1906 1892 1913 Under Tenbury 1854 -1906 + Little London F80 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Little River A50 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Little River E58 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 4VOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Littleborough 649 Lancs 1844 1857 1844 stamp Under Rochdale 1844 - 1857. Manchester 1857 - 1902. Independent Sub Office 1902 - 1906 +. Littleborough G13 Lancs 1924 1924 NONE NONE Littleborough 013 Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Littlehampton 978 Sussex 1850 1962 1849 1906 Under Arundel 1844 - 1871. Head Post Office 1871 - 1906 + Littleport K68 Cambs 1902 1924 1894 1923 Under Ely 1844 - 1906 + Littlestone K40 Kent 1902 1906 1893 1910 Under New Romney 1890 - 1897. Independent Sub Office 1897 - 1906 + Liverpool 466 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1945 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Liverpool, Aigburth 466D Lancs 1927 1927 NONE NONE Not in 1929 list Liverpool, Blundellsands 466S Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Bootle 466 Lancs 1874 1912 Under Liverpool. An Office at Bootle 1844 - 1883 and 1891 - 1906 + . Liverpool, Bootle 466B Lancs 1925 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Bootle cum Under Liverpool. An Office established with this name 1883 - 1891. 3VOD with Bootle cum Linacre Liverpool in the cds 466 Lancs 1883 1887 Linacre was sent in Oct 1883. Liverpool, Eastern D.O. 466L Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Eastern Dist. 466 Lancs 1864 1883 Liverpool was divided in to four districts East, North, South and West each with their own 4 & 3VODs. Liverpool, Exchange 466 Lancs 1871 1880 Ten different 4VOD's with Exchange Liverpool in their cds's were issued from Mar1871 Liverpool, Garston 466N Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Lark Lane 466F Lancs 1927 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Maghull 466V Lancs 1962 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Mossley Hill 466P Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, N.W.R.P.O. 466 Lancs 1863 1878 NWRP = North Western Railway Post Office. A 4VOD with N.W.R.P. Liverpool in the cds was sent in Dec 1877. Error of number. NWTP = North Western Travelling Post Office. A 4VOD with N.W.T.P. Liverpool in the cds was sent in Liverpool, N.W.T.P.O. 446 Lancs 1873 G.P.O. Jan 1873. Liverpool, Northern D.O. 466M Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Northern Dist. 466 Lancs 1864 1887 Liverpool was divided in to four districts East, North, South and West each with their own 4 & 3VODs. Liverpool, Old Swan 466Q Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Liverpool, Rock Ferry 466D Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Seaforth 466G Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Southern D.O. 466K Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Southern Dist. 466 Lancs 1864 1887 Liverpool was divided in to four districts East, North, South and West each with their own 4 & 3VODs. Liverpool, Speke 466U Lancs 1959 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Walton 466A Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Waterloo 466T Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Wavertree 466C Lancs 1925 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, West Derby 466R Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Western D.O. 466E Lancs 1927 1962 NONE NONE Liverpool, Western Dist. 466 Lancs 1865 1883 Liverpool was divided in to four districts East, North, South and West each with their own 4 & 3VODs. Liverpool, Western Dist. 466A Lancs 1865 1880 This number was used in a 4VOS issued in 1865 Liverpool, Woolton 466X Lancs 1962 1962 NONE NONE Under Normanton 1876 - 1891. Independent Sub Office 1891 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Liversedge K14 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1906 Office 1905 - 1906 + Liversedge 465 Yorks W.R. 1929 1959 NONE NONE Under Lampeter 1853 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1869. Aberayron Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1876. New Quay Railway Llanarth D43 Card 1882 1906 1880 1906 Sub Office 1876 - 1877. Llandyssil 1877 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanarthney E41 Carm 1874 1906 1869 1891 Under Carmarthen 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + First sent to Workington in error in May1884, used in Llanbadarn Fawr by Feb1886. Under Aberystwith 1853 - 1893. Llanbadarn Fawr H14 Card 1887 1906 1886 1913 Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 + Under Corwen 1845 - 1856. Carnarvon 1856 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F52 issued in 1871)- 1905. Independent Llanbedr F52 Mer 1874 1906 1871 1902 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanbedr 464 Mer 1928 1962 NONE NONE Under Newtown 1844 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C12 issued in 1864)- 1905. Llanbrynmair C12 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1904 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanbyther E18 Carm 1874 1906 1868 1909 Under Carmarthen 1851 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llandderfel H33 Mer 1887 1906 1884 1890 Under Corwen 1854 - 1906 + Under Lampeter 1850 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1869. Lampeter Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1876. Llanio Road Railway Llanddewi Brefi F34 Card 1874 1906 1871 1883 Sub Office 1876 - 1883. Aberystwyth 1883 - 1892. Llanio Road Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Llandilo 1844 - 1852. Carmarthen 1852 - 1853. Llanelly 1853 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1867. Llanelly 1867 - Llandebie E56 Carm 1869 1882 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905, Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Llandebie was allocated E56 in 1869 but the number was void in the 1874 list. It was allocated to Treforest in 1880 and this was in the 1882 list. However Llandebie H72 Carm 1887 1906 1886 1890 Llandebie continued to use number E56 until 1882, after a 3VOS number E56 had been sent to Treforest in 1880. Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Carmarthen 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Llandilo 467 Carm 1844 1962 1844 1905 1905 - 1906 + Under Newtown 1846 - 1852 . Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 --(C13 issued in 1864)- 1905. Llandinam C13 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1903 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Carmarthen 1855. Brecon 1856. Carmarthen 1857 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - Llandovery 468 Carm 1844 1962 1844 1907 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llandrillo J29 Mer 1892 1906 1888 1893 Under Corwen 1852 - 1906 + Under Builth 1847 - 1853. Rhayader 1853 - 1855. Hay 1855. Brecon 1855. Closed 1855 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - Llandrindod E62 Radnor 1874 1906 1869 1905 (E62 issued in 1869)- 1892. Llandrindod Wells Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llandrindod Wells 480 Radnor 1924 1962 NONE NONE Llandudno B47 Carn 1874 1924 1861 1905 Under Conway 1844 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1880. Head Post Office 1880 - 1906 + Llandudno B46 Carn 1875 1880 Error of number B46 in a 3VOS instead of B47 Llandudno 470 Carn 1926 1962 NONE NONE ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 47 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Llandudno Junction 014 Carn 1959 1962 NONE NONE Under Lampeter 1844 - 1852. Newcastle Emlyn 1852 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1868. Head Post Office 1868 -(D25 Llandyssil D25 Card 1874 1924 1868 1907 issued in 1868)- 1906 + Llandyssil 525 Card 1928 1962 NONE NONE Llandyssil Sorting Tender D25 Card 1877 1882 A 3VOS and 4VOD issued in Jan1877 for use on Llandyssil Sorting Tender Llanelly 469 Carm 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Llanelly Docks 469 Carm 1874 1895 A 4VOD was issued with Llanelly Dock in cds (Feb1874) & a 3VOD with Llanelly Docks (Jan1879) Llanerchymedd F27 Anglesey 1874 1906 1871 1909 Under Bangor 1844 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F27 issued in 1871) - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanfaelog H89 Anglesey 1887 1906 1887 1901 Under Holyhead 1868 - 1887. Tycroes Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanfairfechan 453 Carn 1882 1962 1875 1906 Under Bangor 1856 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanfairpwllgwyngyll F25 Anglesey 1874 1906 1871 1907 Under Bangor 1855 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F25 issued in 1871)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanfallteg 919 Carm 1882 1906 1878 1901 Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llanfarian A93 Card 1882 1906 1881 1907 Under Aberystwyth 1881 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 + Under Machynlleth 1887 - 1890. Borth Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + A Llanfihangel H94 Card 1887 1906 1887 1919 3VOS was entered in the Proof Books with a cds of Llanfihangel and Borth RSO. Llanfihangel ar Arth D32 Carm 1882 1906 1882 1897 Railway Sub Office 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Shrewsbury 1844 - 1851. Oswestry 1851 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1887. Oswestry 1887 - 1904. Llanfyllin F65 Mont 1874 1924 1872 1905 Independent Sub Office 1904 - 1906 + Under Cardigan 1875 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Llanfyrnach 318 Pem 1882 1906 1875 1902 1905 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Carmarthen 1853 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Llangadock 471 Carm 1844 1906 1844 1907 1906 + Llangadock 041 Carm 1962 NONE NONE Under Brecon 1856 - 1858. Hereford 1858. Kington 1858 - 1860. Builth Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1869. Knighton Llangammarch E63 Brec 1874 1906 1869 1905 Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E63 issued in 1869)- 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wells added in May 1893. Llangefni B50 Anglesey 1874 1906 1861 1907 Under Bangor 1845 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -(B50 issued in 1861)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llangefni 471 Anglesey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Can have either or both cds's of Llangeitho or Llanio Rd. Llangeitho was under Lampeter 1853 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 Llangeitho G11 Card 1873 1906 - 1869. Lampeter Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1876. Llanio Road Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1883. Aberystwyth 1883 - 1892. Llanio Road Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llangennech 465 Carm 1882 1906 1875 stamp Under Llanelly 1867 - 1875. Railway Sub Office 1875 -(465 issued in 1875)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llangollen 472 Denbigh 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1848. Ruabon 1848 - 1855. Head Post Office 1855 - 1906 + Under Newcastle Emlyn 1854 - 1856. Carmarthen 1856 - 1868. Llandyssil 1868 - 1904. Henllan Railway Sub Office 1904 - Llangranog F60 Card 1874 1906 1872 1896 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E60 issued in 1869)- 1874. Knighton Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1884. Railway Sub Office Llangunllo E60 Radnor 1874 1906 1869 1898 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llangwyllog J53 Anglesey 1892 1906 1889 1906 Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Shrewsbury 1844. Newtown 1845 - 1849. Shrewsbury 1849 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905. Independent Llanidloes 710 Mont 1844 1962 1844 1907 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Aberystwith 1854 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1888. Aberystwyth 1888 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - Llanilar D53 Card 1882 1906 1881 1902 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 + Can have either or both cds's of Llangeitho or Llanio Rd. Llanilo Road was a Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1883. Llanilo Road G11 Card 1874 1906 1873 1906 Aberystwyth 1883 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Aberystwith 1852 - 1856. Carmarthen 1856. Aberystwyth 1856 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Llanon E23 Card 1874 1906 1868 1904 Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1906 + Llanpumpsaint E59 Carm 1874 1906 1869 1897 Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E59 issued in 1869)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 48 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Lampeter 1853 - 1855. Aberystwith 1855 - 1856. Carmarthen 1856 - 1872. Aberystwyth 1872 - 1879. Railway Sub Llanrhystyd E24 Card 1874 1906 1868 1904 Office 1879 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1906 + Llanrumney 119 Monm 1962 NONE NONE Llanrwst 597 Denbigh 1844 1962 1844 1907 Under Conway 1844 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Neath 1861 - 1877. Swansea 1877 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Llansamlet 234 Glam 1882 1906 1874 1899 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llansantffraid G81 Carn 1887 1902 1883 G.P.O. Under Conway 1852 - 1906 +. Under Carmarthen 1858. Closed 1859 - 1865. Carmarthen 1865 - 1879. Llandilo Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1905. Llansawel H32 Carm 1887 1906 1884 G.P.O. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Cardiff 1845 - 1850. Pontypridd 1850 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1886. Llantrissant F92 Glam 1874 1906 1872 1913 Pontyclun 1886 - 1902, Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Llantwit Vardre H42 Glam 1887 1906 1885 G.P.O. Pontypridd 1868 - 1906 + Under Corwen 1851 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1872. Corwen 1872 - 1883. Bala 1883 - 1906 + Very brief Llanuwchllyn D07 Mer 1867 stamp allocation, numeral issued in 1867 and number void in 1874 list. Llanuwchllyn J38 Mer 1892 1906 1888 1899 Under Corwen 1851 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1872. Corwen 1872 - 1883. Bala 1883 - 1906 + Llanwddyn Reservoir H40 Mont 1887 1906 1885 G.P.O. Railway Sub Office 1883 -1887. Oswestry 1887 - 1888. Closed 1888. Llanwnda K24 Carn 1892 1906 1893 1908 Under Carnarvon 1889 - 1906 + Under Carmarthen 1853 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1878. Llanbyther Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1905. Llanwnen E19 Card 1874 1906 1868 1870 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carmarthen 1853 - 1879. Railway Sub Office 1879 -(B36 issued in 1879)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Llanwrda B36 Carm 1882 1906 1879 stamp 1906 + Under Llandovery 1853 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1856. Brecon 1856 - 1858. Kington 1858 - 1860. Builth Railway Sub Llanwrtyd Wells E65 Brec 1874 1906 1869 1907 Office 1860 - 1869. Knighton Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E65 issued in 1869)- 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Oswestry 1844 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1887. Oswestry 1887 - 1904. Independent Sub Office 1904 - Llanymynech F64 Mont 1874 1906 1872 1904 1906 + Under Carmarthen 1848 - 1852. Newcastle Emlyn 1852 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1868. Llandyssil 1868 - 1878. Cardigan Llechryd E27 Card 1874 1906 1869 1908 1878 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1903. Boncath Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carnarvon 1857. Corwen 1858 - 1867. Dolgelly Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Llwyngwril D82 Mer 1874 1906 1868 1906 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Hay 1852 - 1855. Brecon 1855 - 1858. Hereford 1858 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 -(D82 issued in 1867)- Llyswen D08 Brec 1874 1906 1867 1905 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Loddiswell K89 Devon 1902 1906 NONE NONE Under Kingsbridge 1854 - 1906 + Loddon 578 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Norwich 1844 - 1906 + Under Guisborough 1844 - 1851. Redcar 1851 - 1868. Saltburn Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Loftus H20 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1884 1910 1905 - 1906 + Under St.Clears 1874 - 1878. Whitland Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Login 42 Carm 1892 1906 1891 1903 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + London A01 London c.1900 c.1910 A01 used in a 3HOS in London, as an inspectors mark in the early 1900's London and L01 Railway 1906 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded. ST = Sorting Tender. Recorded used in tax stamps. Queenborough S.T. London Dover Day S.C. C72 Railway 1906 1906 NONE NONE No numeral obliterators. Number C72 used in a Tax stamp. SC = Sorting Carriage. London&Dover TPO C68 Railway 1874 1906 1865 1871 A 4VOS was issued in Oct1865 and was in use until 1871 London&ExeterTPO G01 Railway 1874 1902 1873 1877 A 3VOS was issued in Feb1873, H.S.Wilson suggests that it was used at Paddington Station London&Holyhead TPO K48 Railway 1902 1902 1895 1902 A 3VOS was issued in Nov1895. 4VOS's were in use in the second half of the 1860's on printed matter at the Chief Office in London. All except London, Chief Office D27 to D56 c.1867 c.1870 number D45 have been seen used. Long Buckby G49 Northts 1882 1906 1882 G.P.O. Under Daventry 1844 - 1859. Rugby 1859 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED No numeral obliterators recorded. Under Chipping Norton 1844 - 1857. Shipston on Stour 1857 - 1886. Independent Sub Long Compton J23 Warwks 1892 1906 NONE NONE Office 1886 - 1897. Shipston on Stour 1897 - 1906 + Long Eaton 421 Derbys 1882 1962 1875 1905 Under Derby 1857 - 1863. Nottingham 1863 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1902. Nottingham 1902 - 1906 + Under Sudbury 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Long Melford D90 Suffolk 1874 1906 1868 1900 Office 1905 - 1906 + Long Stratton 473 Norfolk 1844 1906 1844 1882 Head Post Office 1844 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Long Sutton 959 Lincs 1882 1906 1878 1905 Under Wisbeach 1844 - 1906 + Long Sutton 473 Lincs 1933 1962 NONE NONE Railway Sub Office 1860 -(B37 issued)- 1874. Independent Sub Office 1874 - 1875. Farringdon 1875 - 1906+ Moved Longcot B37 Berks 1874 1906 1860 1873 from Berks. to Oxon. in 1974. Longfield H21 Kent 1887 1906 1884 1899 Under Dartford 1884 -(H21 issued in 1884)- 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Longfield 039 Kent 1962 NONE NONE Under Gloucester 1847 - 1853. Newnham 1853 - 1864. Gloucester 1864 - 1877. Mitcheldean Railway Sub Office 1877 - Longhope 7 Glos 1874 1906 1873 stamp 1886. Gloucester 1886 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Longport 555 Staffs 1844 1887 1844 stamp Under Newcastle under Lyne 1844 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1899. Town Receiving House of Stoke 1899 - 1906 + Longridge 432 Lancs 1963 NONE NONE Under Newcastle under Lyne 1848 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1906 + :- As a Branch Office 1893 - 1906 + Called Longton 553 Staffs 1874 1887 1848 1900 Lane End until 1848. Longton 547B Staffs 1925 1962 NONE NONE Carlisle 1844 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1873. Carlisle 1873 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1902. Carlisle 1902 - Longtown 954 Cumb 1847 1906 1846 1910 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Looe 464 Corn 1844 1857 1844 1859 Under Liskeard 1844 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Looe 043 Corn 1882 1962 1878 G.P.O. Lostwithiel 474 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Loughborough 475 Leics 1844 1962 1844 1960 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1849. Llanelli 1849 - 1857. Closed 1857 - 1867. Llanelli 1867 - 1875. Railway Sub Office 1875 -(365 Loughor 361 Glam 1882 1906 1875 1899 issued in 1875)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. North Eastern District 1857 - 1866. On the demise of the North Eastern District in Dec Loughton D77 Essex 1874 1906 1868 1915 1866, Loughton became a Receiving House under Woodford Green in the Provincial Area 1867 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Loughton 476 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Louth 477 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1913 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Lower Camden, D05 Kent 1884 1907 A 3VOD with Lower Camden Chislehurst in the cds was issued in Aug1884 Chislehurst Lower Clevedon 020 Som 1855 1874 1853 1860 Under Bristol 1849 - 1860. Closed 1860. Receiving House in the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then Northern District 1857 - 1906 + Had its own Lower Edmonton G80 Middx 1887 1887 1883 1889 cancellation from 1883 when a Lower Edmonton duplex was issued. Always in London despite having a provincial style cancellation number G80 Under Old Charlton 1882 - 1892. A 3VOD issued in 1882 used until 1890. Replaced by Woolwich Road Old Charlton in Lower Rd. Charlton 379 Kent 1882 1890 1892 (this Office used number J86). Lowestoft 478 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1959 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Lucea A51 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Luddenden J90 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1891 1908 Under Halifax 1844 - 1857. Manchester 1857 - 1898. Sowerby Bridge 1898 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 +

Luddendenfoot J91 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1891 1906 Under Halifax 1844 - 1857. Manchester 1857 - 1898. Sowerby Bridge 1898 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + Luddendenfoot 215 Yorks W.R. 1963 NONE NONE Ludlow 479 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Luton 482 Beds 1844 1962 1844 1953 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 50 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Lutterworth 483 Leics 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Ludlow 1844 - 1850. Shrewsbury 1850 - 1857. Railway Sub Office 1857 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Lydbury North 084 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1912 1906 + Lydd H36 Kent 1887 1906 1885 1909 Under New Romney 1844 - 1861. Folkestone 1861 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 -1906+ Lydney 559 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1905 Under Chepstow 1844 - 1851. Newnham 1851. Head Post Office 1851 - 1906 + Lyme 484 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +. Became Lyme Regis in 1893. Lymington 485 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Lymm K08 Ches 1892 1906 1892 1906 Under Warrington 1844 - 1906 + Lymm 489 Ches 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Exeter 1845 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1875. Exeter 1875 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Lympstone B68 Devon 1874 1906 1862 1885 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1865. Lymington 1865 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - Lyndhurst 487 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1905 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lynmouth K72 Devon 1902 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded 970 allocated to Washford but not used there, Only used at Lynmouth to Mar1860. Lynmouth was under Barnstaple Lynmouth 970 Devon 1848 1860 1848 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

Lynn 488 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1887 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Name changed to Kings Lynn in 1885, which was after the issue of the last duplex. Lynton 944 Devon 1845 1962 1844 1887 Under Barnstaple 1844 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Lytham G88 Lancs 1887 1924 1883 1911 Under Preston 1844 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1898. Head Post Office 1898 - 1906 + Mablethorpe 490 Lincs 1950 1959 NONE NONE Macclesfield 491 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1891 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Macclesfield, Chestergate 491 Ches 1883 1891 A 3VOD with Chestergate BO, Macclesfield in the cds was issued in Jul1883 Machynlleth 853 Mont 1844 1962 1844 1910 Under Welshpool 1844 - 1849. Shrewsbury 1849 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1886. Head Post Office 1886 - 1906 + Under Ironbridge 1844 - 1849. Shifnal 1849 - 1851. Newport 1851 - 1852. Wellington 1852 - 1874. Railway Sub Office Madeley 281 Salop 1882 1906 1874 1906 1874 -(281 issued in 1874) - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -1906 +. Madley 36 Heref 1874 1906 1874 G.P.O. Under Hereford 1846 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1906 + Maesllyn H02 Card 1887 1906 1884 1896 Under Llandyssil 1884 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Maesteg 433 Glam 1882 1962 1875 1905 Under Bridgend 1844 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Bridgend 1902 - 1906 + Maesycrugiau F31 Carm 1874 1906 1871 1898 Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Maesycwmmer 156 Monm 1882 1906 1874 1886 Under Newport 1868 - 1874. Cardiff 1874 - 1906 +. By 1921 a Town Receiving House under Hengoed Glam. Maghull, Liverpool 466V Lancs 1962 1962 NONE NONE Maidenhead 492 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1957 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Maidstone 493 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1957 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Maidstone Station Office 493 Kent 1884 1899 Sorting Office 1884 - c.1899. Closed c.1899. Mailboats A80 Mediterr. 1859 1859 3HOS issued in Mar1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A81 Mediterr. 1859 1868 3HOS issued in Mar1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A82 Mediterr. 1859 1870 3HOS issued in Mar1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A83 Mediterr. 1859 1869 3HOS issued in Mar1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A84 Mediterr. 1859 G.P.O. 3HOS issued in Apr1859 for use on GB stamps. Not recorded in use Mailboats A85 Mediterr. 1859 1870 3HOS issued in Apr1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A86 Mediterr. 1859 1869 3HOS issued in Apr1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A87 Mediterr. 1859 1862 3HOS issued in Apr1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A88 Mediterr. 1859 1870 3HOS issued in Apr1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A89 Mediterr. 1859 G.P.O. 3HOS issued in Apr1859 for use on GB stamps. Not recorded in use Mailboats A90 Mediterr. 1859 1864 3HOS issued Apr - Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870. Afterwards a similar cancellation was used on Mailboats A91 Atlantic 1859 1862 the stamps of Virgin Islands. ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 51 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Mailboats A92 Atlantic 1859 1866 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A93 Atlantic 1859 1867 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A94 Atlantic 1859 1862 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mediterr. & 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870. Originally used on the Atlantic Cunard Packets, Mailboats A95 1859 1869 Atlantic however there is an 1869 cover from Hong Kong which was probably cancelled in the Mediterranean Mailboats A96 Atlantic 1859 1863 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A97 Atlantic 1859 1863 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A98 Atlantic 1859 1862 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats A99 Mediterr. 1859 1869 3HOS issued in Jun1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats B03 Mediterr. 1859 1869 3HOS issued in Aug1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats B12 Mediterr. 1859 1868 3HOS issued in Oct1859 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats B16 Mediterr. 1859 1870 3HOS issued in Nov1859 for use on GB stamps. Mailboat use stopped in 1870 Mailboats B17 Atlantic 1859 G.P.O. 3HOS issued in Dec1859 but not recorded in use. Mailboats B18 Atlantic 1859 G.P.O. 3HOS issued in Dec1859 but not recorded in use. Mailboats B27 Atlantic 1859 G.P.O. 3HOS issued in Dec1859 but not recorded in use. Mailboats B28 Atlantic 1859 G.P.O. 3HOS issued in Dec1859 but not recorded in use. Mailboats B29 Atlantic 1859 stamp 3HOS issued in Dec1859 but only recorded on loose Canadian stamps. Mailboats B30 Atlantic 1860 stamp 3HOS issued in Jan1860 but not recorded in use. Mailboats B56 Mediterr. 1861 1867 3HOS issued in Jul 1861 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats B57 Mediterr. 1861 1866 3HOS issued in Jul 1861 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats B61 Atlantic 1862 stamp 3HOS issued in Mar1862 for use on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Mailboats C79 Mediterr. 1866 1870 4VOS issued in Jun1866 for used on GB stamps. Use stopped in 1870 Maldon 494 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Chippenham 1844 - 1865. Head Post Office 1865 - 1906 + From 1872 the new spelling - Malmesbury occurs in Malmesbury 192 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1907 duplex cancellations. Under Whitchurch 1844 - 1845. Chester 1845 - 1852. Whitchurch 1852 - 1885. Crewe 1885 - 1887. Independent Sub Malpas 310 Ches 1882 1962 1875 1899 Office 1887 - 1892. Head Post Office 1892 - 1906 + Malta A25 Mediterr. 1874 1902 1859 1884 3HOS,3VOS,3CD & 3VOD were used on GB stamps until 1884 Malton 495 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Malton 1852 - 1906+. Became a Town Receiving House 1885 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Norton Malton in the cds Malton, Norton 495 Yorks N.R. 1887 1887 was sent in Mar 1887. Under Malvern 1844 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1878. Malvern 1878 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1899 - 1906 Malvern Link B85 Worcs 1874 1902 1869 1904 + Under Great Malvern 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1886. Malvern 1886 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1899 - Malvern Wells B72 Worcs 1874 1902 1863 1894 1906 + Manchester 498 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1980 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Manchester, Audenshaw 36 Lancs 1947 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Central D.O. 498E Lancs 1951 1959 NONE NONE Manchester, Denton 234 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Eastern D.O. 498H Lancs 1951 1959 NONE NONE Manchester, Eccles 252 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Hadfield 974 Lancs 1959 NONE NONE Manchester, Hyde F43 Ches 1874 1924 1871 1904 Under Manchester 1844 - 1889. Head Post Office 1889 - 1906 + Manchester, Irlam 033 Lancs 1959 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Middleton C74 Lancs 1874 1906 1866 1887 Under Manchester 1845 - 1906 + Manchester, Middleton 510 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Newchurch C75 Lancs 1874 1902 1866 1902 Under Rochdale 1844 -1848. Manchester 1848 - 1906 + Manchester, Newton St 498D Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Northern D.O.498G Lancs 1951 1959 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Manchester, Openshaw 498A Lancs 1931 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Patricroft F45 Lancs 1874 1906 1871 1921 Under Manchester 1855 - 1895. Eccles 1895 - 1900. Manchester 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Manchester, Prestwich C76 Lancs 1874 1906 1866 1908 Under Manchester 1855 - 1906 + Manchester, Radcliffe C77 Lancs 1874 1906 1866 1902 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906 + Manchester, Radcliffe 652 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Salford 498F Lancs 1951 1959 NONE NONE Manchester, South 498SE Lancs 1927 1962 NONE NONE Eastern D.O. Manchester, South 498C Lancs 1936 1962 NONE NONE Western D.O Manchester, Southern 498B Lancs 1934 1962 NONE NONE D.O. Manchester, Stretford 758 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Swinton 767 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Manchester, Whitefield 866 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Manchioneal A52 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Mandeville A53 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Mangotsfield K46 Glos 1902 1906 NONE NONE Under Bristol 1860 - 1890. Fishponds Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1894. Town Receiving House of Bristol 1894 - 1906 + Manningtree 503 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Manorbier 718 Pem 1882 1966 1876 1899 Under Tenby 1850 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 -(718 issued in 1876)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Was Glanbryden. Under Carmarthen 1867 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Manordilo E43 Carm 1869 1894 1906 + Mansfield 504 Notts 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Mansfield 193 Notts NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 193 was sent to Mansfield in Jun.1915. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Truro 1855 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Marazion 507 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1912 1906 + March 505 Cambs 1844 1962 1844 1962 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Staplehurst 1844 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 -(G68 issued in 1883)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Marden G68 Kent 1887 1906 1883 1908 1906 + Marden 289 Kent 1963 NONE NONE Under Pontypridd 1879 - 1893. Maesteg Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Independent Sub Office 1899 - 1902. Mardy B18 Glam 1882 1906 1880 stamp Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Ferndale 1906 + Margate 506 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Margate, Northumberland Town Receiving House of Margate 1868 - 1901. Replaced by Paragon in 1901. 3VOD with Northumberland Rd. Margate 506 Kent 1884 1888 Road in the cds sent in Jun 1884. Marina, St Leonards on 342 Sussex 1882 1892 A 3VOD with St.Leonards on Sea Marina in the cds sent in Jun 1882. Sea. Market Deeping 508 Lincs 1844 1906 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Market Drayton 509 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Market Harborough 511 Leics 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1860. Under Rugby 1860 - 1865. Head Post Office 1865 - 1906 + Market Rasen 512 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Leeds 1872 - 1887. Replaced by Call Lane 1887. A 3VOD with Market St BO Leeds in the cds was sent in Jan Market St. Leeds 447 Yorks W.R. 1880 1880 1880. Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under York 1856. Brough 1857 - 1875. Railway Sub Office 1875 - 1905. Independent Sub Market Weighton 514 Yorks E.R. 1844 1934 1844 1905 Office 1905 - 1906 + Markyate Street 513 Herts 1844 1857 1844 1854 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Dunstable 1855 - 1906 + Marlborough 516 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1895 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Marlborough Lines 517 Wilts 1924 1959 NONE NONE ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 53 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Marlow 518 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1888 Head Post Office 1844 - 1856. Under Maidenhead 1856 - 1863. Head Post Office 1863 - 1906 + Marsden 388 Yorks W.R. 1844 1857 1844 1853 Under Huddersfield 1844 - 1906 + Under Guisborough 1844 - 1852. Redcar 1852 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(D59 issued in 1868)- 1905. Marske by the Sea D59 Yorks N.R. 1874 1906 1868 1914 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under South Petherton 1844 - 1851 Ilminster 1851 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 Martock 726 Som 1844 1962 1844 1879 - 1906 + Marton J77 Yorks N.R. 1892 1924 1891 1928 Under Middlesborough 1855 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Maryport 519 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Masham A92 Yorks N.R. 1882 1906 1881 1909 Under Bedale 1844 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Matlock Bath 520 Derbys 1844 1962 1844 1919 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Matlock Bridge B86 Derbys 1874 1902 1863 1877 Under Matlock Bath 1857 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1889 - 1906. Renamed Matlock in 1906. Mauritius B53 Indian Ocean 1874 1902 not GB not GB 3HOS, 3CD, 4CD & 4VOD were used on stamps of Mauritius only May Hill A54 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps May Pen 640 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Mayaguez F85 Porto Rico 1874 1902 1872 1877 3VOS on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jan1873 to May1877 Mayfield K44 Sussex 1902 1906 1893 1907 Under Uckfield 1844 - 1850. Hurst Green 1850 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 - 1906 + Mayfield 500 Sussex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Medina 631 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Under Gateshead 1846 - 1868. Burnopfield Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1872. Newcastle on Tyne 1872 - 1889. Lintz Green Medomsley J78 Durham 1892 1906 1891 1913 Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Melbourne 243 Derbys 1844 1906 1844 1909 Under Derby 1844 - 1906 + Melksham 521 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Melplash K18 Dorset 1892 1924 1892 1923 Under Bridport 1852 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Melton Constable 514 Norfolk 1949 1962 NONE NONE Melton Mowbray 522 Leics 1844 1962 1844 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Menai Bridge B51 Anglesey 1874 1906 1861 1907 Under Bangor 1844 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -(B51 issued in 1861)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Menai Bridge 533 Anglesey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Mere 984 Wilts 1855 1906 1851 1909 Under Wincanton 1844 - 1855. Bath 1855 - 1904. Independent Sub Office 1904 - 1906+ Mersham H35 Kent 1887 1906 1884 1895 Under Ashford 1845 - 1906 + Merstham 513 Surrey 1882 1906 1875 1910 Under Reigate 1844 - 1858. Redhill 1858 - 1906 + Merthyr Tydvil 523 Glam 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Tooting in London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then in Southern District 1857 - 1859. As a Suburban District in Southern District 1859 - 1868 (allocated number 25B in 1861), South Western District 1868 - 1877, Wimbledon District Merton 809 Surrey 1882 1887 1877 1890 1877 - 1879. and Wandsworth District 1879 - 1891. A Receiving House under Wimbledon 1891 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House 1894 - 1906 +. Merton was always in London, despite being issued Provincial style cancellations with the number 809. Provincial number 809 was issued in 1877 and used until 1890. Mevagissey 673 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1876 Under St.Austell 1844 - 1905. Railway Sub Office 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Mexborough 515 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Micheldever Station 22 Hants 1874 1906 1856 1906 Head Post Office 1854/6 - 1906+ Was previously Andover Road. Micklegate, York 930 Yorks York 1879 1887 Under York 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Micklegate, York in the cds was sent in Oct 1879. Middleham 962 Yorks N.R. 1849 1962 1847 1918 Under Bedale 1844 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Middlesborough 946 Yorks N.R. 1845 1962 1845 1907 Under Stockton 1845. Head Post Office 1845 -(946 issued in 1845)- 1906 + Middleton, Manchester C74 Lancs 1874 1906 1866 1887 Under Manchester 1845 - 1906 + Middleton, Manchester 510 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Middlewich 524 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Midhurst 527 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1879 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Midland Road, Derby 242 Derbys 1929 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Milborne Port 885 Som 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Wincanton 1844 - 1850. Sherbourne 1850 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Soham 1855 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1906 + Last cancellation Mildenhall 528 Suffolk 1844 1924 1844 1851 recorded in Mar1851, despite being in all the lists to 1924. Mile Gully A55 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Milford Haven 529 Pem 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1853 -(O15 issued)- 1861. Closed 1861 when South Milford became a Railway Sub Office. Number O15 Milford Junction 015 Yorks W.R. 1855 1887 1853 1860 was transferred to South Milford. Milk River 201 Jamaica 1882 1887 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Mill Street, Aberdare E02 Glam 1874 1902 1868 G.P.O. Under Pontypridd 1853. Aberdare 1854 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1869 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1853. Aberdare 1854 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House of Aberdare 1869 - 1906 + Mill Street, Aberdare 985 Glam 1887 G.P.O. A 3VOD with Mill St. Aberdare in the cds was sent in Mar 1887, it has not been recorded in use. Prior to 1876 called Holborn Hill. Under Carnforth 1876 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1900. Railway Sub Office Millom D01 Cumb 1882 1906 1879 1906 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Millom 530 Cumb 1924 1962 NONE NONE Milnthorpe 530 Westmd 1844 1906 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Town Receiving House of Sittingbourne 1868 - 1906+ A 3VOD with Milton Sittingbourne in the cds was sent in Dec Milton, Sittingbourne 713 Kent 1882 G.P.O. 1882. Milverton 862 Som 1844 1906 1844 1891 Under Wellington 1844 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Although in all lists to 1906, the last cancellation recorded was in Apr1852. Under Chalford 1844 - 1855. Stroud 1855 - Minchinhampton 172 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1852 1906 + Minehead 779 Som 1844 1962 1844 1908 Under Taunton 1844 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Minster, Ramsgate K49 Kent 1902 1906 1893 1907 Under Margate 1844. Ramsgate 1845 - 1906 +. Under Dewsbury 1844 - 1855. Normanton 1855 - 1891. Independent Sub Office 1891 - 1899. Leeds 1899 - 1900. Railway Mirfield C47 Yorks W.R. 1874 1906 1865 1911 Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Mirfield 528 Yorks W.R. 1929 1962 NONE NONE Changed to Great Missenden in the1887 list. Under Amersham 1844 - 1875. Independent Sub Office 1875 - 1891. Missenden 16 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1909 Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. Southern District 1857 - 1868. Used 29 in a London style cancellation.On the demise Mitcham D24 Surrey 1874 1906 1868 1909 of the Southern District in 1868. It became a Head Post Office in the Surrey Provincial Area 1868 -(D24 issued in 1868)- 1906 + Mitcham 513 Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Gloucester 1844 - 1854. Newnham 1854 - 1864. Gloucester 1864 - 1865. Ross 1865 - 1877. Railway Sub Office Mitcheldean 097 Glos 1882 1906 1879 1909 1877 - 1900. Gloucester 1900 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + . Used number 313 from 1845 to 1851 Mochdrai 183 Denbigh 1844 1902 1844 stamp Under Chester 1844 - 1848. Conway 1848 - 1897. Colwyn Bay 1897 - 1906 + Modbury 282 Devon 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Ermebridge 1844 - 1855. Ivybridge 1855 - 1906 + Mold 531 Flint 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1848. Under Flint 1848 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1888. Head Post Office 1888 - 1906 + Moneague A56 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Monksheath 217 Ches 1844 1857 1844 1847 Under Congleton 1844 - 1860. Closed in 1860. Monmouth 532 Monm 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Monmouth 1851 - 1855. Closed 1855 - 1881. Monmouth 1881 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Over Monnow, Monmouth Monmouth, Over Monnow 532 Monm 1887 1891 in the cds was sent in Feb 1887. Monmouth, Wye Bridge 532 Monm 1887 G.P.O. Under Monmouth 1884 - 1890. Closed 1890. A 3VOD with Wye Bridge St. Monmouth in the cds was sent in Feb 1887. Street Was West Buildings. Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Montague St. Worthing in the cds was sent in May Montague St. Worthing 923 Sussex 1883 1887 1883. Montego Bay A57 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Montevideo C28 Uruguay 1874 1902 1864 1872 A 3TH.HOS was used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jul1865 to Jan1872 Montford Bridge 811 Salop 1882 1906 1877 1879 Under Shrewsbury 1849 - 1877. Railway Sub Office 1877 - 1887. Shrewsbury 1887 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 55 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Welshpool 1844 - 1845. Shrewsbury 1845 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Montgomery 854 Mont 1844 1962 1844 1916 1906 + Montpelier A58 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Montserrat A08 Leeward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1859 A 3HOS used on GB stamps from Sep1858 to Jul1859, later used on Montserrat & Leeward Is.stamps Morant Bay A59 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Under Crediton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1857. Crediton 1857 - 1860. (See Crediton) Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Morchard Bishop 067 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1906 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Morden 759C Surrey 1948 1962 NONE NONE Morecambe G51 Lancs 1882 1924 1882 1909 Under Lancaster 1854 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Morecambe 508 Lancs 1925 1962 NONE NONE Under Exeter 1844 - 1884. Newton Abbot 1884 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Moreton Hampstead B28 Devon 1882 1906 1879 stamp 1906 + Moreton in Marsh 534 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Moreton, Wirral 466W Ches 1962 1962 NONE NONE Morley J13 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1890 1910 Under Leeds 1844 - 1906 + Morley, Leeds 536 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Morpeth 537 Northumb 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Morpeth 121 Northumb 1854 1856 Error of number 121 in a 3HOS instead of 537 Morpeth 531 Northumb 1861 1864 Error of number 531 instead of 537 in a 3CD Under Swansea 1846 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E35 issued in 1869)- 1874. Swansea 1874 - 1887. Railway Sub Morriston E35 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1907 Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Morriston 501 Glam 1924 1962 NONE NONE Morthoe J57 Devon 1892 1906 1889 stamp Under Ilfracombe 1852 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Mortimer E80 Berks 1874 1906 1869 1898 Under Reading 1844 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Reading 1905 - 1906 + Moseley B.O. 496 Warwks 1924 1924 NONE NONE Branch Office Moseley, Birmingham 75M Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Mossley C45 Lancs 1874 1906 1865 1902 Under Manchester 1844 - 1854. Ashton under Lyne 1854 - 1863. Manchester 1863 - 1906 + Mossley 507 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Mossley Hill, Liverpool 466P Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Mostyn Quay C25 Flint 1874 1924 1864 1924 Mostyn only from 1887. Under Holywell 1844 - 1897. Independent Sub Office 1897 - 1906 + Mountain Ash 246 Glam 1882 1962 1874 1907 Under Pontypridd 1852 - 1854. Aberdare 1854 - 1882. Head Post Office 1882 - 1906 + Mounts B84 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1903 Under Totnes 1844 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Closed 1907. Mounts B82 Devon 1863 1880 Mountsorrel 476 Leics 1844 1906 1844 1853 Under Loughborough 1844 - 1906 + Latest cancellation recorded Dec1853, despite allocations up to 1906 list. Much Marcle G20 Heref 1874 1906 1873 1921 Under Ledbury 1845 - 1855. Gloucester 1855 - 1906 + Under Ironbridge 1844 - 1849. Shifnal 1849 - 1851. Newport 1851 - 1852. Wellington 1852 - 1875. Railway Sub Office Much Wenlock 276 Salop 1882 1906 1875 1906 1875 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Mumbles K37 Glam 1902 1906 1893 1909 Under Swansea 1844 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1848 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + A 4VOD with Mumbles, Swansea 763 Glam 1875 1892 Mumbles Swansea in the cds was issued in Dec1875 Mundford 934 Norfolk 1882 1924 1878 1916 Under Brandon 1844 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 -(934 issued in 1878)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Murton K35 Durham 1906 1906 NONE NONE Not a barred numeral cancel, the number K35 occurs at the base of a cds. Under Fence Houses 1867 - 1872. Murton Colliery K35 Durham 1902 1902 1893 1905 Sunderland 1872 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Renamed Murton SO in 1905. Mytholmroyd J92 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1891 1913 Under Halifax 1844 - 1857. Manchester 1857 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + Mytholmroyd 555 Yorks W.R. 1938 1959 NONE NONE Naguabo 582 Porto Rico 1882 1887 1875 1876 3VOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Dec1875 to May1876 Nailsea B20 Som 1874 1906 1859 1901 Under Bristol 1844 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 +. Nant Gate F29 Anglesey 1874 1902 1871 G.P.O. Railway Sub Office announced in 1871. F29 allocated. The Office did not open.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Nantgaredig E42 Carm 1874 1906 1869 1897 Under Carmarthen 1854 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Nantmel B41 Radnor 1874 1906 1860 stamp Under Kington 1858 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1867. Rhayader 1867 - 1906 + Nantwich 538 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Nantyfyllon 747 Glam 1882 1906 1877 1877 Under Bridgend 1876 - 1893. Maesteg Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Bridgend 1902 - 1906 + Under Abergavenny 1844 - 1852. Newport 1852 - 1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Nantyglo D86 Monm 1874 1906 1868 1907 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Nantymoel 331 Glam 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O. Under Bridgend 1875 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Bridgend 1902 - 1906 + Narberth 539 Pem 1844 1962 1844 1893 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1876. Became Clyderwen Railway Sub Office in 1876, but still used the cds of Narberth Narberth Road G21 Pem 1874 1902 1873 1892 Road. Nawton D63 Yorks N.R. 1882 1906 1880 1895 Under York 1849 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 -(D63 issued in 1880)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Two numeral cancellations sent but never used. Under Colchester 1844 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 -(C92 issued Nayland C92 Suffolk 1874 1906 1885 G.P.O. in 1885)- 1886. Colchester 1886 - 1906 + C92 numeral cancellations were only used at Neyland Pem. Neath 540 Glam 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Nedderton B78 Northumb 1874 1906 1863 1881 Under Morpeth 1847 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B78 issued in 1863)- 1883. Newcastle on Tyne 1883 - 1906 + Needham Market 753 Suffolk 1844 1906 1844 1913 Head Post Office 1844 - 1895. Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Changed from Marsden in 1857 to Nelson in Marsden, then in 1888 to Nelson. Under Burnley 1844 - 1890. Head Post Nelson in Marsden H53 Lancs 1887 1924 1885 1910 Office 1890 - 1906 + Nelson 543 Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Neston 184 Ches 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under Chester 1844 - 1900. Independent Sub Office 1900 - 1906 + Netherfield 562 Notts 1924 1959 NONE NONE Nettlebed 356 Oxon 1844 1857 1844 1849 Under Henley 1844 - 1906 + Neville St, Newcastle on 545 Northumb 1871 1884 Neville St, Newcastle on Tyne occurs in a 4VOD and a 3VOD Tyne Nevis A09 Leeward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1860 A 3HOS used on GB stamps from Dec1859 to Feb1860, later used on Nevis & Leeward Isands stamps Under Barnet 1865 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1886. Head Post Office 1886 - New Barnet E33 Herts 1874 1924 1869 1906 1906 + New Brighton 555 Ches NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 555 was sent to New Brighton in Jan.1910. In London South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. Ceased using district initials 1875 (423 issued in 1875) Moved with New Charlton 423 Kent 1882 1899 1875 1902 Woolwich into the Kent Provincial area in 1879. Under Old Charlton 1879 - 1902. Town Receiving House of Old Charlton 1895 - 1902. Town Receiving House of Charlton 1902 - 1906 + New Hampton G74 Middx 1887 1887 1883 1889 Under Twickenham 1857 - 1880. Hampton 1880 - 1890. Renamed Hampton Hill in 1890. New Inn E17 Carm 1874 1902 1868 G.P.O. Under Carmarthen 1851 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1874. Closed 1874. New Malden 019 Surrey 1882 1906 1878 1909 Under Kingston 1866 - 1878. Independent Sub Office 1878 - 1906 + New Malden 552 Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE New Milton 556 Hants 1934 1962 NONE NONE New Oxted K63 Surrey 1902 1924 1894 1907 Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1906 + Under Lampeter 1844 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E68 issued in 1869)- 1877. Llandyssil New Quay E68 Card 1874 1906 1869 1910 1877 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + New Romney 566 Kent 1844 1906 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + New Romney 986 Kent 1959 NONE NONE A Town Receiving House under Swindon 1855 - Closed 1898. A 3VOD with New Swindon Swindon in the cds was sent New Swindon 766 Wilts 1876 1895 in Jul 1878. Under Croydon 1867 - 1885. Renamed High Street 1885. A 3VOD with New Thornton Heath Croydon in the cds was New Thornton Heath 938 Surrey 1879 1884 issued in May1879.. New Town, Southborough J45 Kent 1892 1906 1888 1902 Under Tunbridge Wells 1872 - 1906 + 1910 became Southborough. New Tredegar 792 Monm 1882 1906 1877 stamp Under Newport 1863 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1878. Cardiff 1878 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Fakenham 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1890. Independent Sub New Walsingham 259 Norfolk 1882 1906 1874 1901 Office 1890 - 1906 + Walsingham to 1851. Little Walsingham 1851 - 1858. New Walsingham 1858 to 1890. Walsingham afterwards. See also 289. Newark 541 Notts 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newbiggin K73 Westmd 1902 1906 1897 1898 Under Kirkby Stephen 1888 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Newbiggin by the Sea 548 Northumb 1950 1962 NONE NONE Newbridge J47 Monm 1892 1924 1888 1889 Under Newport 1844 - 1906 + Newbridge 546 Monm 1949 1962 NONE NONE Under Rhayader 1848 - 1855. Hay 1855. Brecon 1855 - 1858. Hereford 1858. Kington 1858 - 1860. Builth Railway Sub Newbridge on Wye D18 Radnor 1874 1906 1868 1927 Office 1860 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(D18 issued in 1868)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Newbury 544 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newby Wiske J42 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1888 1893 Under Thirsk 1847 - 1884. Northallerton 1884 - 1906 + Newcastle 547D Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Carmarthen 1844 - 1852. Head Post Office 1852 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1868. Llandyssil 1868 - 1904. Railway Newcastle Emlyn 170 Carm 1844 1906 1844 1916 Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Newcastle Emlyn 034 Carm 1959 1962 NONE NONE Newcastle on Tyne 545 Northumb 1844 1962 1844 1938 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newcastle on Tyne A16 Northumb 1874 1902 1858 1869 Sorting Office 1858 - c.1869 closed. Station Newcastle on Tyne, 545A Northumb 1925 1962 NONE NONE Heaton Newcastle on Tyne, 545 Northumb 1871 1884 Neville St, Newcastle on Tyne occurs in a 4VOD and a 3VOD Neville St Newcastle on Tyne, 545 Northumb 1871 1883 Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne occurs in a 4VOD and a 3VOD Quayside Newcastle under Lyme 546 Staffs 1844 1924 1844 1913 Head Post Office 1844 - 1862. Under Stoke 1862 - 1865. Head Post Office 1865 - 1906 + Newcastle W.D.O. 545D Northumb 1959 1962 NONE NONE Newcastle, Forest Hall 545E Northumb 1959 1962 NONE NONE Newchurch, Manchester C75 Lancs 1874 1902 1866 1902 Under Rochdale 1844 -1848. Manchester 1848 - 1906 + Newenden 429 Kent 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under Staplehurst 1844 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1880. Rye 1880 - 1894. Independent Sub Office 1894 - 1906 + Newent 060 Glos 1882 1906 1879 1921 Under Gloucester 1844 - 1906 + Newhaven 452 Sussex 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Lewes 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Newhaven C98 Sussex 1874 1924 1867 1877 Newhaven 998 Sussex 1928 1962 NONE NONE Newmarket 557 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newmarket E06 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 4VOS, that was used on Jamaican stamps only Newnham 558 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1891 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newport 560 I.O.W. 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newport 561 Monm 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newport 565 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Haverfordwest 1844 - 1855. Cardigan 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1857. Haverfordwest 1857 - 1858. Head Post Newport E07 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1901 Office 1858 - 1863. Haverfordwest 1863 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Newport A95 Yorks E.R. 1882 1906 1881 1905 Under Howden 1844 - 1855. Brough 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Newport D33 Essex 1882 1906 1882 1893 Under Bishops Stortford 1844 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 - 1906 + Newport Docks 561 Monm 1882 1904 3VOD's issued in Mar1882 with Newport Docks in the cds and in Jan1884 with Newport Docks, Newport Mon. Newport Pagnell 564 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newquay C22 Corn 1874 1924 1864 1923 Under St.Columb 1844 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1893. Head Post Office 1893 - 1906 + Newquay 566 Corn 1925 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Newton 435 Glam 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O. Under Bridgend 1867 - 1893. Porthcawl Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Bridgend 1902 - 1906 + Newton Abbot 567 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Newton Heath 748 Lancs 1882 1902 1877 1895 Under Manchester 1844 - 1895. Town Receiving House of Manchester 1895 - 1906 + Under Milnthorpe 1844 - 1856. Kendal 1856 - 1857. Head Post Office 1857 -(075 issued in 1857)- 1867. Grange Railway Newton in Cartmel 075 Lancs 1857 1867 Sub Office 1867 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1886. Grange over Sands Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Moved from Lancs to Cumbria in 1974. Newton le Willows C69 Lancs 1874 1924 1865 1906 Under Warrington 1844 - 1866. Head Post Office 1866 --(C69 issued in 1865)- 1906 + Newton le Willows 969 Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Newton St, Manchester 498D Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Newtown 568 Mont 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Newport Mon. 1854 - 1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1869. Beaufort Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1878. Railway Sub Office Newtown 40 Monm 1874 1882 1874 1886 1878 - 1886. Renamed Chapel Town Railway Sub Office in 1886. All C92 numerals were used here despite the lists having 'Nayland'. Under Milford 1859 - 1861. Pembroke Dock 1861 - Neyland C92 Pem 1867 1905 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Nicosia 969 Cyprus 1882 1887 1878 1879 A 3VOS was used on GB stamps Jul 1878 - Apr1880. GB stamps withdrawn from use in Apr1880. Under Kingston in the Provincial Area 1866 - 1896. Renamed Kingston Hill, Norbiton in 1896. A 3VOD with Norbiton Norbiton, Kingston 422 Surrey 1882 1896 Kingston on Thames in the cds was issued in Nov1882. Norham E82 Northumb 1874 1906 1869 1912 Under Berwick 1844 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Normanby J99 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1891 1901 Under Middlesborough 1848 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Normanton 048 Yorks W.R. 1857 1962 1855 1898 Under Wakefield 1844 - 1855. Head Post Office 1855 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Normanton Station in the cds was first used in Apr 1891, Sorting Office established in 1891 closed in or Normanton Station 048 Yorks W.R. 1891 1906 about 1906. North Cave A96 Yorks E.R. 1882 1906 1881 1905 Under Howden 1844 - 1855. Brough 1855 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + North Newbald H76 Yorks E.R. 1887 1902 1886 1907 Under Howden 1846 - 1855. Brough 1855 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + North Shields 573 Northumb 1844 1962 1844 1955 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A 3CD and a 4VOD were issued with North St. Bristol in the cds, in Jan 1859 and Nov 1864 respectively. Town North St, Bristol 134 Bristol 1859 1880 Receiving House of Bristol 1859 - 1906 + Under Crediton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. North Tawton 013 Devon 1855 1906 1852 1880 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + North Tawton 571 Devon 1924 1962 NONE NONE North Walsham 579 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1906 Under Norwich 1844 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1906 + North West TPO B34 Railway 1874 1902 1860 1866 A 3HOS, first issued in Jul 1860. TPO = Travelling Post Office. Northallerton 569 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +. Northampton 570 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Northampton 365 Northts 1873 G.P.O. A 4VOD number 365 was sent in May1873, it has never been seen and probably was not put into use. Northenden 576 Ches 1946 1947 NONE NONE Northfield, Birmingham 75N Warwks 1938 1962 NONE NONE Northfleet B03 Kent 1882 1902 1880 1891 Under Gravesend 1844 - 1890. Independent Sub Office 1890 - 1891. Town Receiving House of Gravesend 1891 - 1906+ Northiam 430 Sussex 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Lamberhurst 1844. Staplehurst 1844 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1873. Rye 1873 - 1894. Independent Sub Office 1894 - Northiam H58 Sussex 1887 1906 1885 1908 1906 +. Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Cheltenham 1853 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1890. Railway Sub Office Northleach 571 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1908 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Northop 185 Flint 1844 1906 1844 1911 Under Chester 1844 - 1848. Flint 1848 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Northowram 333 Yorks W.R. 1844 1857 1844 1844 Under Halifax 1844 - 1906 + Town Branch Office of North Sheilds 1883 - 1906 + Does not appear in the Post Office Guide until 1883, despite the Northumberland Dock F91 Northumb 1874 1902 1872 G.P.O. first cancellation being issued in 1872 and the first listing in 1874.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Northumberland Road, Town Receiving House of Margate 1868 - 1901. Replaced by Paragon in 1901. 3VOD with Northumberland Rd. Margate 506 Kent 1884 1888 Margate in the cds sent in Jun 1884. Northwich 574 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Rickmansworth 1889 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Moved from Northwood K42 Herts 1902 1902 1893 1900 Herts to Middlesex between 1895 and 1905. Northwood K42 Middx 1906 1924 NONE NONE Northwood 572 Middx 1928 1962 NONE NONE Norton Rd. Stockton on Town Receiving House of Stockton from 1872 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Norton Rd. Stockton on Tees in the cds was 736 Durham 1887 1887 Tees sent in Mar 1887. Under Malton 1852 - 1906+. Became a Town Receiving House 1885 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Norton Malton in the cds Norton, Malton 495 Yorks N.R. 1887 1887 was sent in Mar 1887. Norwich 575 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Norwich S.C. 015 Railway 1928 1954 NONE NONE SC = Sorting Carriage. Recorded used in tax stamps. Nottingham 583 Notts 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Nottingham N.& W.D.O. 583D Notts 1962 1962 NONE NONE Charge marks were sent to Nottingham with the number 737 in Jul1920, they were probably sent on to a subordinate Nottingham 737 Notts NONE NONE office. Charge marks were sent to Nottingham with the number G93 in Jun1920, they were probably sent on to a subordinate Nottingham G93 Notts NONE NONE office. Nuneaton 957 Warwks 1847 1962 1846 1912 Under Coventry 1844 - 1847. Head Post Office 1847 - 1906 + Nunthorpe H80 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1886 1900 Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Oakengates 589 Salop 1924 1962 NONE NONE Oakham 587 Rutland 1844 1962 1844 1920 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ocho Rios A60 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Odiham 590 Hants 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Winchfield 1855 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Exeter 1855 - 1857. Crediton 1857 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - Okehampton 588 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1961 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 + Old Bolingbroke 379 Lincs 1844 1857 1844 1859 Under Horncastle 1844 - 1855. Spilsby 1855 - 1906 + Old Charlton was main Receiving House for Charlton sub District 1857 - 1879 Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1902. Old Charlton 379 Kent 1882 1892 1879 1902 Under Charlton Branch Office (formerly Church Lane Charlton) 1902 - 1906 + Old Charlton, Under Old Charlton 1881 - 1902. became Charlton Branch Office in 1902. A 3VOD number 379, with Church Lane J85 Kent 1892 1902 1891 1900 Church Lane Charlton Kent in the cds was sent in Jan 1882.

Old Charlton, Woolwich J86 Kent 1892 1902 1892 1898 Replacement of Lower Road Old Charlton in 1892. Under Old Charlton 1892 - 1906 + Road Under Howden 1864 - 1873. Goole 1873 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House 1886 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Old Goole, Old Goole, Goole 319 Yorks W.R. 1887 1899 Goole in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Old Harbour A61 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Old Swan, Liverpool 466Q Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Oldbury 035 Worcs 1855 1967 1862 1880 First issued in Oct1854 (sent in error to Smethwick) Used in Oldbury from Nov1862. Under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 + Oldbury 034 Worcs 1854 1857 Error of number 034 in a 3HOS instead of 035 Oldham 591 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Oldham, Shaw 703 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Newark 1853 - 1906 + Last cancellation recorded in May1859, despite Ollerton 592 Notts 1844 1906 1844 1859 being in all the lists to 1906. Olney D56 Bucks 1882 1906 1880 1898 Under Newport Pagnell 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1865. Under Brentwood 1865 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1884. Head Post Office Ongar 602 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1888 1884 - 1906 + Between 1851 and 1855 name changed from Chipping Ongar to Ongar.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Ludlow 1844 - 1850. Shrewsbury 1850 - 1857. Newton Railway Sub Office 1857 - 1867. Craven Arms Railway Sub Onibury 087 Salop 1857 1858 Office 1867 - 1906 + Closed 1870 - 1887. Onllwyn 861 Brec 1882 1906 1877 G.P.O. Under Neath 1844 - 1906 + Openshaw, Manchester 498A Lancs 1931 1962 NONE NONE Under Woodbridge 1844 - 1858. Wickham Market 1858 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1888. Wickham Market 1888 - Orford H04 Suffolk 1887 1906 1884 1904 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Orford Rd. Walthamstow 109 Essex 1882 1886 A 3VOD with Orford Road Walthamstow in the cds was issued on 30th Mar 1882. Ormskirk 593 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + South Eastern District under Bromley 1860 - 1865. Moved into the Kent Provincial Area in 1865. Under Bromley 1865 - Orpington G93 Kent 1887 1906 1883 1909 1867. Under St.Mary Cray 1867. Chislehurst 1867 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Orpington 586 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Osmotherley 796 Yorks N.R. 1844 1857 1844 1854 Under Thirsk 1844 - 1855. Northallerton 1855 - 1906 + Ossett J84 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1891 1905 Under Wakefield 1844 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ossett 598 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Oswestry 595 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Otley 599 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Exeter 1844 - 1864. Budleigh Salterton 1864. Budleigh Salterton Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1872. Exmouth 1872 - Otterton 955 Devon 1847 1857 1846 1865 1876. Budleigh Salterton 1876 - 1906 + Under Honiton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1874. Head Post Office 1874 - 1904. Ottery St.Mary 377 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1903 Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Oundle 601 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Howden 1854 - 1864. Closed 1864 - 1876. Goole 1876 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Ousefleet H79 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1886 G.P.O. Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Monmouth 1851 - 1855. Closed 1855 - 1881. Monmouth 1881 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Over Monnow, Monmouth Over Monnow, Monmouth 532 Monm 1887 1891 in the cds was sent in Feb 1887. Overton 24 Hants 1844 1906 1844 1902 Under Andover Road 1844 - 1854 Micheldever Station 1854 - 1887. Whitchurch 1887 - 1906 +. Oxford 603 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Oxford 613 Oxon 1871 1873 Error of number 613 in two different 4VOD's instead of 603 Oxford Street, 723 Hants 1886 1900 A 3VOD with Oxford St. Southampton in the cds was issued in Sep1886 Southampton Under Godstone 1844. Reigate 1845 - 1858. Red Hill 1858 - 1887. Independent Sub Office 1887 - 1892. New Oxted 1892 - Oxted J07 Surrey 1892 1906 1887 1898 1906 + Oxted 063 Surrey 1928 1962 NONE NONE Paddington Station 049 Middx 1857 1892 1855 1876 For use on the TPO, no office as such in Paddington Station. TPO= Travelling Post Office. Paddock Wood F93 Kent 1874 1906 1872 1906 Under Staplehurst 1872 -(F93 issued)- 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1903. Independent Sub Office 1903 - 1906 + Paddock Wood 630 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Padiham D41 Lancs 1882 1924 1880 1908 Under Burnley 1844 - 1906 + Padiham 941 Lancs 1928 NONE NONE Padiham 150A Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Padstow 90 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1880 Under Bodmin 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Totnes 1844 - 1855. Torquay 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 -(B69 issued in 1862)- 1889. Head Post Office Paignton B69 Devon 1874 1924 1862 1909 1889 - 1906 + Paignton 584 Devon 1926 1929 NONE NONE Paignton 805A Devon 1929 1962 NONE NONE Painswick 314 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1858 Under Gloucester 1844 - 1852. Stroud 1852 - 1906 + Panama C35 America 1874 1902 1865 1890 3TH.HOS, 4VOD & 3VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Mar1866 to Oct1890 Pandy G83 Mont 1887 1902 1883 G.P.O. Under Llanbrynmair 1881 - 1906 + Pangbourne 901 Berks 1882 1962 1878 1907 Under Reading 1845 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 61 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED A 3VOS was sent to Pandy Railway Sub Office in Oct 1883. It has only been seen used at Pantperthog, which was a Pantperthog G89 Mer 1883 1914 Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Papho 981 Cyprus 1882 1887 1878 1879 A 3VOS was used on GB stamps Jul 1878 - Apr1880. GB stamps withdrawn from use in Apr1880. Par Station B04 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1880 St.Austell 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Listed as Par Station in the Par Station 604 Corn 1924 1962 NONE NONE 1924 list. Par in the subsequent lists. A charge mark number A04 seen used on an unpaid postcard with a Park Hall Camp cds. dated 1917 and sent to Park Hall Camp A04 Salop NONE NONE Banbury. Parkend F15 Glos 1874 1906 1871 1899 Under Lydney 1854 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1853 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E47 issued in 1869)- 1874. Swansea 1874 - 1896. Railway Sub Parkmill E47 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1899 Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Parkstone H74 Dorset 1887 1906 1886 1903 Under Poole 1844 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 -(H74 issued in 1886)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Parkstone 624A Dorset 1929 1962 NONE NONE Parton G80 Cumb 1899 1899 1896 1899 Under Whitehaven 1854 - 1906 + Partridge Green 765 Sussex 1882 1906 1877 1896 Under Hurstpierpoint 1875 - 1880. Steyning 1880 - 1892. Brighton 1892 - 1906 + Pateley Bridge C15 Yorks W.R. 1874 1906 1864 1899 Under Ripon 1844 - 1864. Leeds 1864 -(C15 issued in 1864)- 1906 + Patricroft, Manchester F45 Lancs 1874 1906 1871 1921 Under Manchester 1855 - 1895. Eccles 1895 - 1900. Manchester 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Patricroft 623 Lancs 1924 1928 NONE NONE Patricroft 578 Lancs 1928 1951 NONE NONE Paulton 999 Som 1882 1906 1878 1921 Under Bristol 1844 - 1906 + Payta C43 Peru 1874 1902 1865 1872 3TH.HOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Nov1867 to Jul1872. Prior to 1870 spely Paita. Pear Tree Grove A63 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 G.P.O. Not recorded on GB stamps. Peasmarsh 431 Sussex 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Staplehurst 1844 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1873. Rye 1873 - 1894. Independent Sub Office 1894 - 1906 + Peel D51 I.O.M. 1882 1906 1881 1914 Under Douglas 1846 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1906 + Peel 596 I.O.M. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Pembridge 455 Heref 1844 1906 1844 1911 Under Leominster 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pembroke 604 Pem 1844 1906 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Pembroke 368A Pem 1929 1962 NONE NONE Pembroke Dock 368 Pem 1874 1962 1850 1910 A naval dockyard 'Pembroke Dock' was built at Hobbs Point. Head Post Office 1850 - 1906 + Penang D17 Str.Setts 1874 1906 not GB not GB A 4VOD, that was used only on the stamps of the Straits Settlements. Penarth A94 Glam 1882 1906 1881 1900 Under Cardiff 1856 - 1881. Head Post Office 1881 -(A91 issued in 1881)- 1906 + Penarth 162B Glam 1929 1962 NONE NONE Penarth Docks D94 Glam 1887 1887 Error D94 for A94. 3VOD sent Mar1887 Under Carmarthen 1868 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(E90 issued in 1870)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Pencader E90 Carm 1874 1906 1870 1897 1906 + Under Swansea 1853 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E48 issued in 1869)- 1872. Swansea 1872 - 1887. Railway Sub Penclawdd E48 Glam 1874 1906 1869 stamp Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pendlebury 605 Lancs 1924 1934 NONE NONE Penkridge 605 Staffs 1844 1906 1844 1912 Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Stafford 1849 - 1906 + Penmaenmawr E74 Carn 1874 1906 1869 1905 Under Conway 1851 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Penmaenmawr 607 Carn 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Welshpool 1852 - 1857. Shrewsbury 1857 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1869. Machynlleth Railway Sub Pennal C34 Mer 1874 1906 1865 1867 Office 1869 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pennys Hill 919 Lincs 1938 1962 NONE NONE Penrhyn Deudraeth F54 Mer 1874 1906 1871 1904 Under Carnarvon 1848 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Penrith 606 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1960 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Penryn 608 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pensarn H27 Denbigh 1887 1906 1884 1893 Under Rhyl 1855 - 1865. Abergele Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pensford 001 Som 1882 1906 1878 1886 Under Bristol 1844 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Pontypridd 1868 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Independent Sub Office 1899 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - Pentre D98 Glam 1874 1906 1868 1902 1906. Independent Sub Office 1906 + Under Oswestry 1844 - 1854. Corwen 1854 - 1860. Conway 1860 - 1865. Llanrwst Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1873. Pentre Voelas 598 Denbigh 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Conway 1873 - 1881. Bettws-y-Coed Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pentre, Rhondda 580 Glam 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Kington 1844 - 1860. Radnor Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1866. Rhayader 1866 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - Penybont 420 Radnor 1844 1906 1844 1896 1898. Penybont Station Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Penycwm E15 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1892 Under Haverfordwest 1853 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Penygraig 252 Glam 1882 1892 1874 G.P.O. Under Pontypridd 1874 - 1893. Dinas Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Independent Sub Office Penygraig 992 Glam 1882 1906 1876 1893 1906 + Penygraig was allocated both numbers 252 and 992 in the 1882 to 1892 lists. Penygroes F53 Carn 1874 1906 1871 1900 Under Carnarvon 1847 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Penzance 609 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Pernambuco C82 Brazil 1874 1902 1866 1874 A 4VOS was used on GB stamps recorded in use from Sep1869 to Feb1874 Under Penryn 1853 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1892. Perranwell Station Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Perranarworthal B10 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1895 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Perry Bar, Birmingham 75P Warwks 1938 1954 NONE NONE Pershore 611 Worcs 1844 1906 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Pershore 917 Worcs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Peterborough 612 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1969 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Peterborough and Ely SC L06 Railway 1912 A tax stamp was sent to Peterborough in Sep 1912. Peterlee 055 Durham 1962 NONE NONE Petersfield 613 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Petersfield 642 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Petersfield B01 Hants Postage due marks with the number B01 were sent to Petersfield in July 1915 London District Post 1844 -1857. South Western District 1857 - 1868. Allocated number 32B in a London style cancel Petersham B30 Surrey 1882 1902 1880 1883 which was only used when in the Surrey Provincial Area (1870 to 1878). Moved into the Surrey Provincial Area in 1868. Under Richmond 1868 - 1906 + Petworth 614 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Pevensey H09 Sussex 1887 1906 1884 G.P.O. Under Eastbourne 1844 - 1877. Hastings 1877 - 1906 + Pewsey 618 Wilts 1844 1924 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Marlborough 1855 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Pewsey 335 Wilts 1951 1959 NONE NONE Philadelphia 617 Durham 1924 1962 NONE NONE Before 1883 called Belvedere. Picardy was under the new Belvedere SO (previously called Lessness Heath) 1883 - Picardy, Belvedere 412 Kent 1887 1899 1883 1901 1901. Town Receiving House of Belvedere SO 1894 - 1901. Closed 1901. Replaced by the office at Belvedere Station. To aviod confusion both the subordinate office Picardy and the office that it reported to Belvedere are in the cds. Pickering 619 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under York 1855 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 + Pickering 819 Yorks N.R. NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 819 was sent to Pickering in Jul.1920. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Pinner B38 Middx 1874 1906 1860 1909 Under Watford 1844 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1906 + Pinner 611 Middx 1924 1962 NONE NONE Pinxton 997 Derbys 1882 1906 1878 G.P.O. Under Alfreton 1845 - 1906 + Pisco and Chinca Is. D74 Peru 1874 1902 1868 1868 4VOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use in Nov1868 Pitsea K92 Essex 1902 1906 1899 1900 Under Bowers Gifford 1893 - 1897. Independent Sub Office 1897 - 1906 + Plantain Garden River A62 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Plasmarl K25 Glam 1892 1906 1893 1908 Under Swansea 1892 - 1896. Landore Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Not recorded in use. Valid 3VOS on GB can only occur between Jul1879 and Apr1880. GB stamps withdrawn from use Platres 098 Cyprus 1882 1902 1879 G.P.O. in Apr1880. Plymouth 620 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1984 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Plymouth G91 Devon 1883 NONE A 3VOS may have been sent in error to Plymouth - not recorded in use

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Plymouth and Bristol A B16 3HOS was previously used on a Mailboat, after 1871 number B16 was used on the Plymouth to Bristol TPO for B16 Railway 1874 1902 Sorting Carriage. West Indies Mail. There is some evidence that it was used onshore in a Sorting Carriage in Plymouth. Plymouth&Exeter NMT C24 Railway 1882 1902 1880 1888 A 3VOD was issued in Feb1880. NMT = Night Mail Tender Under Plymouth 1844 - 1906+:- As a Town Receiving House 1857 - 1889, Branch Office 1889 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Plymouth, Stonehouse 620 Devon 1882 1888 Stonehouse Plymouth in the cds was sent in Jun 1882. Plympton 621 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Pocklington 622 Yorks E.R. 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under York 1855 - 1906 + Pocklington H30 Yorks E.R. 1887 1906 1884 1907 Pocklington 622 Yorks E.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE A reallocation Polegate 460 Sussex 1951 1959 NONE NONE Polperro 465 Corn 1844 1857 1844 1850 Under Liskeard 1844 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Polperro 044 Corn 1882 1924 1878 1900 Not for valid for use on GB stamps. A 3VOS was issued in Jan1881, this is after GB stamps had been withdrawn from Polymedia D47 Cyprus 1882 1902 not GB not GB use in Apr1880. Ponce F88 Porto Rico 1874 1902 1872 1879 3VOS on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Feb1874 to 1879 London District Post 1844 -1857. Northern District 1857 - 1871. Issued with 1B in a London style cancel. Head Post Ponders End F58 Middx 1874 1924 1871 1906 Office in the Middlesex Provincial Area 1871 -(F58 issued in 1871)- 1906 Pontardawe E37 Glam 1874 1902 1869 1873 Under Swansea 1848 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E37 issued in 1869)- 1873. Swansea 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Pontardawe 143 Glam 1882 1962 1874 1907 Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pontardulais 470 Glam 1844 1906 1844 1906 Under Llanelly 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pontardulais 934 Glam 1935 1959 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +. In the 1906 list and reallocated the same number in 1928. In the 1924 list and up to Pontefract 623 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1901 1928 number 623 was allocated to Patricroft Lancs. Pontefract, Featherstone 244 Yorks W.R. 1948 1962 NONE NONE Under Aberystwith 1854 - 1855. Rhayader 1855 -1858. Aberystwith 1858 - 1861. Shrewsbury 1861 - 1863. Aberystwyth Ponterwydd 068 Card 1882 1906 1879 1903 1863 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 + Pontlottyn E32 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1874 Under Newport 1858.Tredegar 1858 - 1872. Cardiff 1872 - 1906 + Pontnewydd 578 Monm 1951 1959 NONE NONE Pontrilas E96 Heref 1874 1906 1870 1880 Under Hereford 1854 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1906 + Under Llantrissant RSO 1880 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1892. Became Pontyclun Railway Sub Office 1892 - Pontyclown A89 Glam 1882 1906 1881 G.P.O. 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pontyclun 058 Glam 1962 NONE NONE Pontypool 951 Monm 1847 1962 1845 1903 Under Usk 1844 - 1848. Head Post Office 1848 - 1906 + Pontypridd 163 Glam 1844 1962 1844 1902 Under Cardiff 1844 - 1850. Head Post Office 1850 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1878 - 1905. A Town Receiving House 1893 - 1905. Renamed Trehafod in 1905. A 3VOD with Hafod Pontypridd, Hafod 163 Glam 1895 1902 Pontypridd in the cds was first used in Jul 1895. Under Truro 1844 - 1860. Camborne 1860 - 1868. Camborne Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1873. Camborne 1873 - 1882. Pool D31 Corn 1882 1887 NONE G.P.O. Railway Sub Office 1882. Renamed Carn Brea Railway Sub Office in 1882 -(D31 issued in 1882). Pool never used the number D31. All the recorded covers with D31 were used at Carn Brea. Poole 624 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Port Antonio A64 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Port au Prince E53 Hayti 1874 1902 1869 1880 4VOS and 3VOS used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Feb1877 to Nov1880 Under Bangor 1849 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Renamed Y Port Dinorwic 869 Carn 1882 1906 1878 1908 Felinheli in 1980. Port Erin 642 I.O.M. 1948 1962 NONE NONE Port Maria A66 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Port Morant A65 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Port Royal A67 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 64 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Port St.Mary 074 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Issued in about 1963 or 1964 Port Talbot, Aberavon 773 Glam 1887 1962 1885 1892 Previously Taibach. Head Post Office 1885 - 1906 + Portfield Gate G92 Pem 1887 1906 1883 1892 Under Haverfordwest 1873 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1885 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Independent Sub Office 1899 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - Porth 991 Glam 1887 1906 1885 1910 1906 + Porth 992 Glam 1929 1962 NONE NONE Porthcawl 452 Glam 1882 1962 1875 1905 Under Bridgend 1845 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Bridgend 1902 - 1906 + Portishead 600 Som 1924 1962 NONE NONE Portland 631 Dorset 1924 1962 NONE NONE Portland Harbour 081 Dorset 1924 1924 NONE NONE Portmadoc 031 Carn 1855 1962 1854 1906 Under Carnarvon 1844 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1890. Head Post Office 1890 - 1906 + Dominican Porto Plata C86 1874 1902 1866 1878 4VOS & 3VOS on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Oct1876 to Aug1878 Rep. Porto Rico, San Juan C61 Porto Rico 1874 1902 1865 1877 3TH.HOS,3VOS & 4VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Nov1865 to Apr1877 Portrack Lane, Stockton Town Receiving House of Stockton from 1868 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Portrack Lane Stockton on Tees in the cds was 736 Durham 1887 G.P.O. on Tees sent in Mar 1887. Portsea, Portsmouth 625 Hants 1872 1908 Duplexes with Portsea, Portsmouth in the cds was sent in Apr 1872 (4VOD) and Nov 1887 (3VOD). Portslade, Brighton 916 Sussex 1951 1959 NONE NONE Portsmouth 625 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1926 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD with HPO Portsmouth was issued in Mar 1883. Portsmouth, High St 625 Hants 1885 1906 A 3VOD with High St, BO Portsmouth in the cds was issued in Oct1885. A Town Receiving House from 1885 - 1906+ Portsmouth, Landport 625 Hants 1872 1881 A 4VOD with Landport, Portsmouth in the cds was issued in Apr1872. Became Portsmouth Head Office in 1885. Portsmouth, Portsea 625 Hants 1872 1908 Duplexes with Portsea, Portsmouth in the cds was sent in Apr 1872 (4VOD) and Nov 1887 (3VOD). Portsmouth, Southsea 625A Hants 1924 1924 NONE NONE Porus A68 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps London District Post 1844 -1857. Northern District 1857 - 1865. Moved with Barnet into the Provincial Area in 1865. Potters Bar D44 Middx 1882 1906 1880 1907 Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Moved from Middlesex to Herts in 1963. Potters Bar 610 Middx 1924 1962 NONE NONE Potton D80 Beds 1874 1906 1868 1905 Under Biggleswade 1845 - 1854. St.Neots 1854 - 1872. Sandy 1872 - 1906 + Prees 627 Ches 1924 1959 NONE NONE Prescot 626 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Prestatyn 615 Flint 1924 1962 NONE NONE Prestbury 169 Glos 1882 1906 1874 G.P.O. Under Cheltenham 1844 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Kington 1853 - 1857. Leominster 1857 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Presteign 627 Radnor 1844 1906 1844 1893 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Preston 628 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Preston Brook 630 Ches 1844 1906 1844 1870 Head Post Office 1844 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1887. Warrington 1887 - 1906 + Preston Rd. Brighton 132 Sussex 1883 1898 Town Receiving House of Brighton 1865 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Preston Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. Prestwich, Manchester C76 Lancs 1874 1906 1866 1908 Under Manchester 1855 - 1906 + Prestwich 940 Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Priestman's River G16 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Princes Risborough 812 Bucks 1844 1906 1844 1899 Under Tring 1844 - 1883. Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1906 + Princes Risborough 618 Bucks 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Tavistock 1847 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B98 issued in 1863)- 1866. Horrabridge Railway Sub Office Princetown B98 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1875 1866 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under St.Austell 1844 - 1849. Truro 1849 - 1855. Grampound 1855 - 1857. St.Austell 1857 - 1860. Railway Sub Office Probus 074 Corn 1874 1906 1857 1901 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Pudsey J14 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1887 1906 Under Leeds 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 65 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Pudsey 645 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Pulborough 616 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1965 Under Petworth 1844 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Llandovey 1844 - 1852. Lampeter 1852 - 1853. Carmarthen 1853 - 1879. Llandilo Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1892. Pumpsaint 856 Carm 1882 1906 1877 1889 Llanwrda 1892 - 1906 + Eastern District under Romford 1862 - 1865. Moved into the Essex Provincial Area in 1865 as a Receiving House under Purfleet F41 Essex 1874 1906 1871 1909 Romford 1865 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Purfleet 582 Essex 1926 1954 NONE NONE Purley C79 Surrey 1887 1906 1882 1904 Was Caterham Junction. Railway Sub Office 1882 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1906 + Purley Oaks S.O., 938A Surrey 1924 1924 NONE NONE Croydon Purston K17 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1895 Under Pontefract 1872 - 1897. Closed 1897 - 1899. Pontefract 1899 - 1906 + Purton H68 Wilts 1887 1906 1886 1909 Under Swindon 1844 - 1906 + Pwllheli 632 Carn 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Pyle 121 Glam 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Bridgend 1844 - 1853. Taibach 1853 - 1865. Bridgend 1865 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1873 -(G34 issued in 1873)- 1884. Treharris Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Quakers Yard G34 Glam 1874 1906 1873 G.P.O. 1905 - 1906 + Quayside, Newcastle on 545 Northumb 1871 1883 Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne occurs in a 4VOD and a 3VOD Tyne Queen Camel 703 Som 1844 1857 1844 1847 Under Sherborne 1844 - 1855. Taunton 1855 - 1885. Bath 1885 - 1904. Independent Sub Office 1904. Bath 1904 - 1906 + Queen Street, Hull 383C Yorks E.R. 1929 1954 NONE NONE Queenborough 633 Kent 1844 1906 1844 1859 Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Sittingbourne 1853 - 1866. Sheerness 1866 - 1906 + Quinton, Birmingham 75Q Warwks 1938 1962 NONE NONE Quitta B27 Gold Coast 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3VOS, that was only used on the stamps of the Gold Coast. Radcliffe, Manchester C77 Lancs 1874 1906 1866 1902 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906 + Radcliffe, Manchester 652 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Radlett 592 Herts 1933 1962 NONE NONE Radnor 421 Radnor 1844 1857 1844 1862 Under Kington 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1869. Kington 1869 - 1906 + Radstock 358 Som 1882 1906 1875 1906 Under Bath 1844 - 1906 + First issued in Sep 1869 and used until 1906. Incorrectly listed as void in the 1874 list. Radstock 972 Som 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Monmouth 1844 - 1854. Newport 1854 - 1906 + Latest cancellation recorded Nov1858, despite Ragland 533 Monm 1844 1906 1844 1858 allocations up to the 1906 list. Became Raglan in the 1874 list. Eastern District under Romford 1857 - 1865. Moved into the Essex Provincial Area in 1865 as a Receiving House under Rainham F42 Essex 1874 1906 1871 stamp Romford 1865 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 - 1885. Receiving House under Romford 1885 - 1890. Independent Sub Office 1890 - 1906 + Vacant in the 1924 to 1954 lists, restored in 1959. Under Sittingbourne 1844 - 1895. Independent Sub Office 1895 - Rainham 017 Kent 1882 1959 1878 1906 1906+ Rainhill B92 Lancs 1874 1924 1863 1903 Under Prescot 1844 - 1894. Independent Sub Office 1894 - 1906 + Ramble A69 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Ramsbottom F11 Lancs 1874 1906 1870 1891 Under Bury 1844 - 1855. Manchester 1855 - 1906 + Ramsbottom 640 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ramsbury 393 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ramsey 028 Hunts 1855 1857 1854 1858 Under Huntingdon 1844 - 1906 + Ramsey J66 Hunts 1892 1906 1889 1919 Ramsey 633 Hunts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ramsey 036 I.O.M. 1855 1962 1854 1907 Under Douglas 1846 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1906 + Ramsgate 634 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ramsgate 32 Kent NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 32 was sent to Ramsgate in May.1919. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Ramsgate, Addington Town Receiving House of Ramsgate 1872 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Addington Street Ramsgate in the cds was sent in 634 Kent 1882 1889 Street Jun 1882. ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 66 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Ramsgate, Minster K49 Kent 1902 1906 1893 1907 Under Margate 1844. Ramsgate 1845 - 1906 +. Ravenglass 642 Cumb 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844. Under Ulverstone 1845 - 1850. Whitehaven 1850 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Ravenglass G59 Cumb 1887 1902 1882 G.P.O. Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Ravenglass K53 Cumb 1902 1906 1893 1909 Under Penrith 1863 - 1872. Tebay Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1875. Kirkby Stephen Railway Sub Office 1875 - 1898. Ravenstonedale K23 Westmd 1892 1906 1892 1911 Newbiggin Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rawcliffe K20 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1905 Under Selby 1844 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rawcliffe Bridge K21 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1904 Under Selby 1863 - 1865. Closed 1865 - 1890. Selby 1890 - 1892. Rawcliffe 1892 - 1906 + Rawtenstall 501 Lancs 1844 1906 1844 1879 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906 + Rawtenstall 642 Lancs 1924 1935 NONE NONE Rayleigh 403 Essex 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Ingatestone 1844 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 +. Rayleigh 639 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Reading 635 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1933 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Redcar 004 Yorks N.R. 1855 1962 1852 1900 Under Guisborough 1844 - 1852. Head Post Office 1852 - 1906 + Redcliffe, Bristol 134 Bristol 1859 1872 Town Receiving House of Bristol 1859 - 1906 +. Numeral cancels with 134, first sent in Jan 1859. Redditch 140 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1910 Under Bromsgrove 1844 - 1867. Head Post Office 1867 - 1906 + Redhill A21 Surrey 1874 1924 1858 1912 Under Reigate 1844 - 1858. Head Post Office 1858 - 1906 + Redhill 121 Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE Redhill Station A21 Surrey 1886 1898 Sorting Office c.1886 - c.1902. Closed c.1902. A 3VOD with Redhill Station Office in the cds was sent in Jan 1886. Rednal, Birmingham 981 Warwks 1959 NONE NONE Redruth 636 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Reedness H81 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1886 stamp Under Goole 1876 - 1906 + Reepham 580 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1852 Under Norwich 1844 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1886. Norwich 1886 - 1906 + Reeth 837 Yorks N.R. 1882 1906 1877 1902 Under Richmond 1844 - 1906 + Regent Road, Stoke 547C Staffs 1962 NONE NONE Reigate 637 Surrey 1844 1962 1844 1941 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Repton 215 Derbys 1882 1906 1874 1914 Under Burton on Trent 1844 - 1906 + Resolven 44 Glam 1874 1906 1874 G.P.O. Under Neath 1858 - 1861. Closed 1861 - 1864. Neath 1864 - 1906 + Retford 638 Notts 1844 1962 1844 1884 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Reynoldstone 765 Glam 1844 1857 1844 stamp Under Swansea 1844 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E49 issued in 1869)- 1873. Swansea 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Reynoldstone E49 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1891 Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rhayader 639 Radnor 1844 1906 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Rhayader 656 Radnor 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Carnarvon 1849 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(F05 issued in 1870)- 1881. Blaenau Festiniog Railway Sub Rhiwbryfdir F05 Mer 1874 1902 1870 1877 Office 1881 - 1892. Town Receiving House of Blaenau Festiniog 1892 - 1906 + Rhosgoch H91 Anglesey 1887 1906 1887 1901 Railway Sub Office 1887 -(H91 issued)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rhoshill G39 Pem 1882 1906 1882 1888 Railway Sub Office 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rhosllanerchrugog 088 Denbigh 1959 1962 NONE NONE Rhostryfan G40 Carn 1882 1906 1882 1906 First issued in Jun1882, corrected spelling in Jul1882. Under Carnarvon 1860 - 1906 + Under Bangor 1852 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F28 issued in 1871)- 1887. Rhosgoch Railway Sub Office 1887 - Rhosybol F28 Anglesey 1874 1906 1871 1930 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under St.Asaph 1844 - 1848. Rhyl 1848 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -(B61 issued in 1861)- 1872. Rhyl 1872 - 1883. Rhyddlan B46 Flint 1874 1902 1861 1868 Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Rhyddlan was allocated both numbers B46 and Rhyddlan J04 Flint 1892 1906 1887 1895 J04 in the 1892 to 1902 lists. There is no overlap in the use of the numerals. The name changed to Rhuddlan in Jan Under Carmarthen 1847 - 1852. Newcastle Emlyn 1852 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1868. Llandyssil 1868 - 1872. Railway Rhydlewis F68 Card 1874 1906 1872 1898 Sub Office 1872 -(F68 issued in 1872)- 1877. Llandyssil 1877 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1895. Llandyssil 1895 - 1904. Henllan Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rhydyfelin 075 Card 1882 1906 1879 1904 Under Aberystwith 1854 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Aberystwyth 1896 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Corwen 1864 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 -(D09 issued in 1867)- 1869. Shrewsbury 1869 - 1873. Dolgelly Rhydymain D09 Mer 1874 1906 1867 stamp Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rhyl 973 Flint 1849 1962 1848 1906 Under St.Asaph 1844 - 1848. Head Post Office 1848 - 1906 + Rhyl 426 Flint A charge mark with the number 426 was sent to Rhyl in Sep.1918. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Under Newport 1844 - 1851. Abergavenny 1851. Newport 1851 - 1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - Rhymney 980 Monm 1855 1906 1850 1910 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Richmond 641 Yorks N+D3133 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Richmond A79 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS was used on Jamaican stamps only London District Post 1844 -1857. Head Post Office in the South Western District 1857 - 1868. Used 34 in a London style Richmond D21 Surrey 1874 1924 1868 1901 cancellation. In the Surrey Provincial Area from 1857. Head Post Office 1857 - 1906 + Was a Head Post office in the SW District and Provincial Area at the same time. Richmond 412 Surrey NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 412 was sent to Richmond in Dec.1909. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Richmond 021 Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE A charge mark with the number A07 was sent to Richmond in about 1909. It was probably sent on to a subordinate Richmond A07 Yorks N.R. NONE NONE office. Head Post Office 1844 - 1857. Under Watford 1857 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Rickmansworth 643 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1910 1906 + Ringwood 644 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1878 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ringwood 120 Hants 1849 1868 Error of number 120 in a 3HOS instead of 644 Rio Bueno A70 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Rio de Janeiro C83 Brazil 1874 1902 1866 1874 A 4VOS was used on GB stamps recorded in use from Jun1867 to May1874 Ripley 645 Surrey 1844 1902 1844 1860 Head Post Office 1844 - 1865. Under Woking Station 1865 - 1883. Woking 1883 - 1906 + Ripley was allocated both Ripley J49 Surrey 1892 1906 1888 1899 numbers 646 and J49 in the 1892 to 1902 lists. There is no overlap in the use of numerals. Under Harrogate 1844 - 1846. Ripon 1846 - 1853. Head Post Office 1853 -(O22 issued in 1853)- 1864. Leeds 1864 - 1906 Ripley 022 Yorks W.R. 1855 1906 1853 1908 + Ripley F94 Derbys 1874 1906 1872 1907 Under Alfreton 1844 - 1862. Derby 1862 - 1906 + Ripley 647 Derbys 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ripon 646 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Hurst Green 1844. Head Post Office 1844 - 1845. Hurst Green 1845 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1880. Hurst Green Robertsbridge 647 Sussex 1844 1857 1844 1858 1880 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 - 1906 +. Robertsbridge 333 Sussex 1963 NONE NONE Roborough B96 Devon 1874 1906 1864 1899 Prior to Mar 1864 this Office was called Jump. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Roch E14 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1902 Under Haverfordwest 1855 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rochdale 648 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1952 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Rochdale 313 Lancs NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 313 was sent to Rochdale in Oct.1918. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Roche G69 Corn 1887 1906 1883 1906 Under St.Austell 1844 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rochester 650 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Ingatestone 1855 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - Rochford 651 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1912 1906 +. Rock Ferry, Liverpool 466D Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Rockingham 652 Northts 1844 1857 1844 1857 Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Leicester 1849 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1888. Uppingham 1888 - 1906 + Rockingham H13 Northts 1887 1906 1884 G.P.O. Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Leicester 1849 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1888. Uppingham 1888 - 1906 + Rodney Hall A71 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Rodrigues Mauritius B65 Mauritius 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS that was only used on the stamps of Mauritius. Rolvenden 432 Kent 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Staplehurst 1844 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1906 + Rolvenden 576 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1915

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and the Eastern District 1857 - 1865. Given the Romford 668 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1880 provincial number 668 in 1844. Solely in the Essex Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Only used provincial style numeral cancellations. Romsey 653 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Southampton 1853 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 -(C53 issued in 1865)- 1886. Wroxall Railway Sub Office Rookley C53 I.O.W. 1874 1906 1865 1875 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ross 654 Heref 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Rossendale 605 Lancs 1935 1962 NONE NONE Rothbury G04 Northumb 1874 1924 1873 1907 Under Morpeth 1844 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1889. Head Post Office 1889 - 1906 + Rothbury 672 Northumb 1925 1962 NONE NONE Rotherfield 661 Sussex 1882 1906 1876 1908 Under Tunbridge Wells 1844 - 1906 + Rotherham 655 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Rottingdean, Brighton 804 Sussex 1951 1962 NONE NONE Rougham 657 Norfolk 1844 1902 1844 1882 Head Post Office 1844 - 1861. Under Brandon 1861 - 1878. Swaffham 1878 - 1906 + Rowlands Castle 018 Hants 1957 1962 NONE NONE Rowley Regis 035C Worcs 1967 NONE NONE Royston 658 Cambs 1844 1962 1844 1950 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD was sent in Sep1881 with Royston Cam. (Cambridge) in the cds. Royston 658 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1950 In 1896 went from Cambridgeshire to Hertfordshire. Royton K82 Lancs 1902 1906 NONE NONE Under Oldham 1844 - 1906 + Royton 657 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Ruabon 197 Denbigh 1844 1962 1844 1898 Under Chirk 1844 - 1848. Head Post Office 1848 - 1906 + Under Newnham 1853 - 1865. Ross 1865 - 1878. Mitcheldean Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Ruardean 100 Glos 1874 1906 1874 G.P.O. 1905 - 1906 + Rudgeway F18 Glos 1874 1906 1871 1911 Under Bristol 1844 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F18 issued in 1871)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Rugby 659 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sorting Office c.1883 - 1906 +. Probably had no public counter. A 3VOD with Rugby Station in the cds was sent in Aug Rugby Station 659 Warwks 1883 1910 1883. Rugeley 660 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ruislip 678 Middx 1928 1962 NONE NONE Under Preston Brook 1844 - 1870. Head Post Office 1870 - 1906 + Void in 1874 list. Restored in 1887 list. Before 1848 Runcorn 945 Ches 1845 1962 1848 1902 mail cancelled at Preston Brook. Rushden L03 Northts 1892 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded Rushden 661 Northts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Rushyford 664 Durham 1844 1857 1844 stamp Under Bishop Auckland 1844 - 1850. Ferry Hill 1850 - 1906 + Ruthin 665 Denbigh 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Flint 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1900. Head Post Office 1900 - 1906 + Ryde 666 I.O.W. 1844 1962 1844 1913 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Ryde D88 I.O.W NONE NONE D88 used in charge marks sent to Ryde in Dec1920 & Jan1921, probably sent on to a subordinate office. Ryde F43 I.O.W. NONE NONE A charge mark was sent to Ryde with the number F43 in Jan1921, probably sent on to a subordinate office. Head Post Office 1844 - 1869. Under Ashford 1869 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - Rye 667 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1954 1894. Head Post Office 1894 - 1906 + Under Newcastle 1844 - 1863. Blaydon on Tyne Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Ryton K15 Durham 1892 1906 1892 1907 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Saffron Walden 669 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Saffron Walden 699 Essex 1865 1874 Error of number 699 in a 4VOD instead of 669 Salcombe 673 Devon 1926 1962 NONE NONE Changed from Ashton on Mersey in 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(C50 issued in 1868)- 1871. Manchester 1871 - Sale C50 Ches 1874 1906 1868 1912 1906 + Sale 674 Ches 1924 1962 NONE NONE Salford, Manchester 498F Lancs 1951 1959 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Salisbury 683 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Salt Gut A74 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Saltaire H93 Yorks W.R. 1887 1902 1887 1902 Under Leeds 1868 - 1875. Shipley 1875 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1892 - 1906 + Saltash B91 Corn 1874 1924 1863 1906 Under Plymouth 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1891. Head Post Office 1891 - 1906 + Saltash 991 Corn 1928 1959 NONE NONE Saltburn by the Sea B94 Yorks N.R. 1874 1924 1863 1906 Under Redcar 1863 -(B94 issued in 1863)- 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 + Saltburn by the Sea 796 Yorks N.R. 1928 1959 NONE NONE Under Bath 1844 - 1862. Bristol 1862 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1895. Independent Sub Office 1895. Bristol 1895 Saltford K45 Som 1902 1906 1893 1905 - 1906 +. Under Okehampton 1844 - 1852. Crediton 1852 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sampford Courtenay 070 Devon 1874 1906 1856 stamp Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906. North Tawton SO 1906 + San Juan, Porto Rico C61 Porto Rico 1874 1902 1865 1877 3TH.HOS,3VOS & 4VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Nov1865 to Apr1877 Sancton H84 Yorks E.R. 1887 1906 1886 1901 Under Hull 1852 - 1855. Brough 1855 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Sandbach 687 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1894 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sandgate 552 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1904 Under Folkestone 1844 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1906 +. Sandgate 748 Kent 1924 1924 NONE NONE Sandhurst 433 Kent 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Staplehurst 1844 -1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1906 + Sandiacre 684 Derbys 1924 1962 NONE NONE Sandown B88 I.O.W. 1874 1906 1863 1895 Under Southampton 1844 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Sandown 677 I.O.W. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Sandplace 042 Corn 1882 1924 1878 1904 Under Liskeard 1852 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Lynn 1877 -(793 issued in 1877)- 1890. Independent Sub Office 1890 - 1899. Railway Sub Office 1899 - 1905. Sandringham 793 Norfolk 1882 1906 1877 1902 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Sandwich 688 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sandy D79 Beds 1868 1872 Error of number D79 in a 4VOS instead of F79 Sandy F79 Beds 1874 1924 1872 1910 Under St.Neots 1844 - 1872. Head Post Office 1872 -(F79 issued in 1872)- 1906 +. Sandy 979 Beds 1928 1962 NONE NONE Santa Martha C62 Colombia 1874 1902 1865 1873 A 3TH.HOS was used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jan1866 to Jul1873 Under Llandyssil 1872 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1895. Llandyssil 1895 - 1904. Henllan Railway Sub Office 1904 - Sarnau G97 Card 1887 1906 1883 1906 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Saundersfoot E86 Pem 1874 1924 1870 1908 Under Tenby 1847 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(E86 issued in 1870)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Saundersfoot 956 Pem 1952 1959 NONE NONE Savanilla F69 Colombia 1874 1902 1872 1880 4VOS on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Aug1872 to Dec1880 Savannah la Mar A75 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Sawbridgeworth 689 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Saxmundham 690 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Scarborough 693 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1953 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Scarborough, South Cliffe 693 Yorks N.R. 1892 1901 Under Scarborough 1892 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with South Cliffe BO in the cds was first used in Dec 1892. Closed c.1848. Reopened 1872 under Newport 1872 - 1875. Yarmouth Railway Sub Office 1875 - 1884. Railway Sub School Green H06 I.O.W. 1887 1887 1884 1907 Office 1884 - 1892. Renamed Freshwater Station in 1892. Scilly Islands 610 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1893 Under Penzance 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1888. Penzance 1888 - 1906 + Renamed St.Mary's after 1906. Scole 694 Norfolk 1844 1924 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Scorrier B05 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1878 Railway Sub Office 1859 -(B05 issued in 1859)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Scottow 581 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1845 Under Norwich 1844 - 1906 + Scunthorpe 729 Lincs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Seacombe 692 Ches NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 692 was sent to Seacombe in Jan.1910. Seaford 453 Sussex 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under Lewes 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Seaford D03 Sussex 1874 1906 1867 1877 Under Lewes 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 + Seaford 691 Sussex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Seaforth, Liverpool 466G Lancs 1928 1962 NONE NONE Under Durham 1844 - 1845. Head Post Office 1845 - 1855. Sunderland 1855 - 1867 Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1871. Seaham 268 Durham 1844 1857 1844 1854 Durham 1871 - 1872. Sunderland 1872 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1878. Renamed Seaham Harbour Railway Sub Office in 1878. Seaham Harbour H64 Durham 1887 1906 1885 1907 Seaham Harbour Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1882. Sunderland 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Seaham Harbour 692 Durham 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Carnforth 1871 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Seascale 252 Cumb 1906 1906 1895 1910 Office 1905 - 1906+ Seascale 942 Cumb 1935 1962 NONE NONE Seaton 37 Devon 1844 1857 1844 1866 Under Axminster 1844 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + Seaton H22 Devon 1887 1906 1884 1912 Seaton 722 Devon 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Stockton 1844 - 1867. West Hartlepool 1867 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 -(H67 issued in 1886)- 1896. West Seaton Carew H67 Durham 1887 1906 1886 1911 Hartlepool 1896 - 1906 + Sedbergh 438 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1903 Sedbergh used number 438 up to Jan1849, then 974 from Apr1849 to Sep1857, and 438 again from Mar1883 to Dec Sedbergh 974 Yorks W.R. 1850 1857 1849 1857 1889. Under Kendal 1844 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under York 1844 - 1849. Ferry Hill 1849 - 1906+ An 1844 type used from Jul1846 to Jun1849 at Sedgefield, not at Sedgefield 942 Durham 1844 1849 Bradbury which was the correct allocation. Sedgefield later allocated number H47. Sedgefield H47 Durham 1887 1906 1885 1907 Under York 1844 - 1849. Ferry Hill 1849 - 1906 + Selby 695 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +. Selly Oak, Birmingham 671 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Brecon 1852 - 1854. Llandovery 1854 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1856. Brecon 1856 - 1878. Railway Sub Office Senny Bridge 23 Brec 1874 1906 1874 1904 1878 -1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Settle 696 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sevenoaks 697 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1921 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Seychelles B64 Indian Ocean 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on the stamps of Seychelles. Shaftesbury 698 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Salisbury 1855 - 1871. Head Post Office 1871 - 1906 + Shanklin B89 I.O.W. 1874 1924 1863 1880 Under Southampton 1844 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Shanklin 682 I.O.W. 1924 1962 NONE NONE Shap B59 Westmd 1874 1906 1861 1901 Under Penrith 1844 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Sharpness Point F90 Glos 1874 1902 1872 1896 Under Berkeley 1872 - 1906 + From 1896 just Sharpness. Shaw K07 Lancs 1892 1906 1892 1898 Under Oldham 1844 - 1902. Independent Sub Office 1902 - 1906 + Shaw, Oldham 703 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Sheerness 699 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1960 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sheffield 700 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sheffield E.P.D.O. 700E Yorks W.R. 1952 1962 NONE NONE Sheffield Intake P.D.O. 700G Yorks W.R. 1952 1967 NONE NONE Sheffield N.E.D.O. 700B Yorks W.R. 1949 1962 NONE NONE Sheffield N.P.D.O. 700C Yorks W.R. 1952 1962 NONE NONE Sheffield S.E.D.O. 700G Yorks W.R. 1967 NONE NONE Sheffield S.P.D.O. 700D Yorks W.R. 1952 1962 NONE NONE Sheffield S.W.D.O. 700A Yorks W.R. 1928 1962 NONE NONE Sheffield W.P.D.O. 700F Yorks W.R. 1952 1962 NONE NONE Sheffield, Dore 006 Yorks W.R. 1950 1967 NONE NONE Sheffield, Dore 700H Yorks W.R. 1967 NONE NONE Sheffield, Dronfield P.D.O. 700J Yorks W.R. 1952 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Sheffield, Handsworth 700H Yorks W.R. 1952 1967 NONE NONE P.D.O. Under Biggleswade 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Shefford D93 Beds 1874 1924 1868 1906 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Shelton 556 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Newcastle under Lyme 1844 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1860. Closed 1860. Closed 1840 - 1858. Under Chertsey 1858 - 1873. Walton on Thames 1873 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 -(J70 issued Shepperton J70 Middx 1892 1906 1889 1913 in 1889)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Shepperton 719 Middx 1924 1962 NONE NONE Shepton Mallet 701 Som 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sherborne 702 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1884 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sheringham K99 Norfolk 1906 1924 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded Sheringham 999 Norfolk 1928 1962 NONE NONE Shifnal 705 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1897 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Shildon 748 Durham 1950 1959 NONE NONE Shillingstone 997 Dorset 1855 1857 1851 1852 Under Blandford 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1887. Blandford 1887 - 1906 + Shillingstone G76 Dorset 1887 1906 1883 1911 Shipdham 793 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Thetford 1844 - 1884. Watton 1884 - 1896. Thetford 1896 - 1906 + A 3HOS no.O97 was sent to Shiplake in Jan1858, transferred to Twyford Berks between 1859 & 1861. Shiplake was Shiplake 097 Oxon 1858 1859 under Reading 1854 - 1859. Henley on Thames 1859 - 1863. Closed 1863. Shipley 184 Yorks W.R. 1882 1962 1874 1905 Under Bradford 1844 - 1855. Leeds 1855 - 1874. Head Post Office 1874 - 1906 + Under Shipley 1879 - 1891. Town Receiving House of Shipley 1884 - 1891. Town Receiving House of Bradford 1891 - Shipley, Frizinghall 184 Yorks W.R. 1887 1888 1906 + A 3VOD with Frizinghall Shipley Yks. in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Shipley, Windhill 184 Yorks W.R. 1887 1890 Under Shipley 1880 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Windhill Shipley Yrks. In the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Shipston on Stour 706 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Shipton under K95 Oxon 1902 1906 1899 1906 Under Burford 1844 - 1847. Chipping Norton 1847 - 1899. Oxford 1899 -(K95 first used in 1899)- 1906 + Wychwood Shirley, Birmingham 777 Warwks 1938 1954 NONE NONE Shirleywich 662 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1846 Under Rugeley 1844 - 1849. Stafford 1849 - 1864. Closed 1864. Shobden 456 Heref 1844 1906 1844 1900 Under Leominster 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Ingatestone 1857 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1867. Southend 1867 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 -(H38 Shoeburyness H38 Essex 1887 1906 1885 1905 issued in 1885)- 1906 + Changed its name from Shoebury Fort to Shoeburyness in August 1868. Shoeburyness 720 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Shooters Hill 771 Kent 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. It is assumed that an 1844 type cancel number 771 was issued in Apr 1844 for crosspost mail for the General Post. This duty ceased in May 1844. In London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District under Woolwich 1857 - 1870. SE Suburban District 1870 - 1879. Stopped using London district initials in 1875 and started using the provincial Shooters Hill 385 Kent 1882 1887 1875 1895 number 385 in 1875. Moved with Woolwich into the Kent Provincial are in 1879. Independent Sub Office 1879 - 1896. Town Receiving House of Woolwich 1896 - 1906 + Shooter's Hill F96 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Shoreham 707 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1965 Head Post Office 1844 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Shorncliffe Camp F46 Kent 1874 1902 1871 1905 Under Folkestone 1871 - 1885. Sandgate 1885 - 1906 + Dropped the word Camp in 1916 Shorncliffe F46 Kent 1924 1924 NONE NONE Shorncliffe 744 Kent 1928 1962 NONE NONE Under Bromley 1874 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1891. Bromley 1891 - 1906+. Town Receiving House of Shortlands 144 Kent 1884 1907 Bromley from 1901. A 3VOD with Shortlands Kent in the cds was sent in Apr 1884. Under Newcastle on Tyne 1844. Gateshead 1845 - 1868. Blackhill Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1869. Durham 1869 - 1874. Shotley Bridge 052 Durham 1874 1906 1856 1908 Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1906 +. Shrewsbury 708 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Shrewsbury & 941 Railway 1935 1954 NONE NONE SC = Sorting Carriage. Aberystwyth S.C.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Shrewsbury & K70 Railway 1902 1902 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded, used K70 in late fee instructional marks Normanton TPO Shrewton 327 Wilts 1882 1906 1875 1902 Under Devizes 1844 - 1891. Independent Sub Office 1891 - 1906 + Shrivenham B35 Berks 1874 1906 1860 1908 Under Farringdon 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Listed as in South Eastern District as a pillar box under Foots Cray 1862 - 1867. Then listed in the Kent Provincial Area Sidcup H50 Kent 1887 1906 1885 1898 under Chislehurst 1873 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Sidcup 715 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Sidmouth 712 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sierra Leone B31 West Africa 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS and a 3VOS were only used on the stamps of Sierra Leone. Silecroft K59 Cumb 1902 1906 1894 1907 Under Holborn Hill Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Silloth 857 Cumb 1882 1906 1877 1908 Under Carlisle 1858 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1896. Carlisle 1896 - 1906 + Silsden K91 Yorks W.R. 1902 1906 1898 1899 Under Leeds 1847 - 1855. Keighley 1855 - 1858. Leeds 1858 - 1889. Keighley 1889 - 1906 + Silsoe 20 Beds 1844 1906 1844 1854 Under Ampthill 1844 - 1906 + Under Lancaster 1848 - 1870. Carnforth 1870 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Silverdale K55 Lancs 1902 1906 1894 1906 1906 + Singapore D14 Str.Setts 1874 1906 not GB not GB A 4VOD, that was used only on the stamps of the Straits Settlements. Under Pickering 1847 - 1855. York 1855 - 1873. Pickering 1873 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Sinnington K11 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1892 1908 Office 1905 - 1906 + Sittingbourne 713 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1952 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Independent Sub Office 1844 - 1868. Town Receiving House of Sittingbourne 1868 - 1906+ A 3VOD with Milton Sittingbourne, Milton 713 Kent 1882 G.P.O. Sittingbourne in the cds was sent in Dec 1882. Six Mile Bottom F89 Suffolk 1874 1906 1872 1910 Independent Sub Office 1872 - 1896. Under Newmarket 1896 - 1906 + Sometimes in Cambridgeshire and sometimes Six Mile Bottom F89 Cambs 1874 1906 1872 1910 in Suffolk. Under Boston 1855 - 1878. Burgh Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 -(B97 issued in 1880)- 1896. Skegness B97 Lincs 1882 1924 1880 1919 Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Skegness 735 Lincs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Guisborough 1844 - 1852. Redcar 1852 - 1868. Marske by the Sea Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1883. Railway Sub Skelton G70 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1883 1910 Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1849 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E46 issued in 1869)- 1873. Swansea 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Sketty E46 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1888 Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Sketty 737 Glam 1929 1959 NONE NONE Skewen F86 Glam 1874 1906 1872 G.P.O. Under Neath 1869 - 1906 + Skipton 714 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Slades Bridge F73 Corn 1874 1906 1872 1879 Railway Sub Office 1872 -(F73 issued)- 1890. Wadebridge 1890 - 1906+ Slaithwaite 389 Yorks W.R. 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Under Huddersfield 1844 - 1906 + Slaithwaite 042 Yorks W.R. 1962 NONE NONE Sleaford 716 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sleaford H24 Lincs NONE NONE Charge marks with H24 were sent to Sleaford in Jan1921 and May1921, probably sent on to Heckington. Sledmere 496 Yorks E.R. 1844 1857 1844 1845 Under Malton 1844 - 1864. York 1864 - 1906 + Slingsby E67 Yorks N.R. 1874 1906 1869 1881 Under York 1844 - 1906 + Slough 717 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Northallerton 1844 - 1861. Closed 1861 - 1878. Northallerton 1878 - 1906 + Smeaton in the lists from 1844 to Smeaton 234 Yorks N.R. 1844 1857 1844 1859 1857. Great Smeaton in the lists from 1892 to 1906 see J41. Smethwick 035 Staffs 1854 1857 Error of number 035 in a 3HOS instead of 034 First issued in Oct1854 (sent in error to Oldbury) Used in Smethwick from Jun1862. Under Birmingham 1844 - 1855. Smethwick 034 Staffs 1855 1902 1862 1892 Head Post Office 1855 - 1881. Birmingham 1881 - 1906 + . A 3VOD with Smethwick Birmingham in the cds was first used in Sep 1886. Smethwick, Birmingham 75 Staffs 1886 1907 ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 73 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Smethwick, Birmingham 75S Staffs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Smethwick 755 Staffs 1963 1967 NONE NONE Smethwick 035B Worcs 1967 NONE NONE Moved from Staffs to Worcs 1967. Smyrna F87 Turkey 1874 1902 1872 1891 3VOS on GB stamps. Snaith H62 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1885 1906 Under Selby 1844 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Snettisham G63 Norfolk 1887 1906 1883 1912 Under Lynn 1844 - 1906 + Snodland 649 Kent 1882 1962 1876 1904 Under Rochester 1846 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1906 + Soham 983 Cambs 1855 1959 1850 1903 Under Mildenhall 1844 - 1850. Head Post Office 1850 -1906 + Solihull 719 Warwks 1844 1857 1844 1858 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Birmingham 1855 - 1906 + Solihull, Birmingham 753 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Solva E05 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1909 Under Haverfordwest 1844 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Somersham 681 Hunts 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under St.Ives 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Taunton 1855 - 1884. Langport 1884 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1895. Langport Somerton 720 Som 1844 1906 1844 1888 1895. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1906 + Somerton K86 Oxon 1902 1906 1897 1901 Under Woodstock 1844 - 1859. From 1859 to 1906+ Day letters to Banbury and night letters to Oxford. Souldern K87 Oxon 1902 1906 1897 1898 Under Brackley 1850 - 1861. Banbury 1861 - 1906 + Under Middlesborough 1861 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 -(A98 issued in 1881)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - South Bank A98 Yorks N.R. 1882 1906 1881 1909 1906 +. South Bank 725 Yorks N.R. 1924 1967 NONE NONE South Benfleet E29 Essex 1874 1906 1869 1904 Under Rayleigh 1845 - 1851. Ingatestone 1851 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1878. Independent Sub Office 1878 - 1906 + South Benfleet 046 Essex 1962 NONE NONE South Brent 740 Devon 1924 1962 NONE NONE South Cave 515 Yorks E.R. 1844 1857 1844 1859 Under Market Weighton 1844 - 1855. Brough 1855 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 South Cave A97 Yorks E.R. 1882 1906 1881 1924 - 1906 + South Cliffe, Scarborough 693 Yorks N.R. 1892 1901 Under Scarborough 1892 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with South Cliffe BO in the cds was first used in Dec 1892. South Croydon 938A Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE South Croydon S.938 Surrey NONE NONE A surcharge mark with the number S.938 has been recorded used in South Croydon Surrey in 1905. South Farnborough 747 Hants 1929 1959 NONE NONE South Ferndale 855 Glam 1882 1887 1877 G.P.O. Under Pontypridd 1877 - 1879. Became Tylorstown in 1879. South Godstone 874 Surrey 1902 1906 1897 1908 Was previousy called Godstone Station. Changed to South Godstone in 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Not a barred numeral cancel, the number K36 occurs at the base of a cds. Under Fence Houses 1857 - 1887. South Hetton K36 Durham 1902 1924 1893 1924 Sunderland 1887 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + First issued in Apr1869 to South Milford, although 015 was in the lists from 1857 to 1887 as Milford Junction. Under South Milford 015 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1869 1910 Pontefract 1852 - 1853. Milford Junction 1853 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -(O15 transferred from Milford Junction in 1861)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + South Molton 724 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 + South Ockendon 083 Essex 1965 NONE NONE South Otterington J43 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1888 1906 Under Northallerton 1884 - 1906 + South Petherton 725 Som 1844 1906 1844 1881 Head Post Office 1844. Under Ilminster 1845 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + South Road, Bishop 80 Durham 1887 1888 Under Bishop Auckland 1884 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with South Rd, Bishop Auckland in the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Auckland South Shields 704 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Preston 1844 - 1877. Blackpool 1877 - later became a Town Receiving House of Blackpool. A 3VOD with South South Shore, Blackpool 953 Lancs 1888 1909 Shore Blackpool in the cds was first used in Aug 1888. South of the Tees ie. in Yorkshire. Under Stockton 1854 - 1892. Branch Office of Stockton 1881 - 1892. Subsequently South Stockton 732 Yorks N.R. 1882 1902 1876 1891 became Thornaby on Tees in 1892. South Tottenham H07 Middx 1887 1892 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation. Ynysmudw Glamorgan in the 1899 list

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Ceased being a Post Town just before the 1844 numerals were issued, yet received the number 395 in the Provincial series, this was issued in April 1844 and has been seen used in 1845. Under Edgware in the London District Post 1846 - Southall 395 Middx 1844 1962 1844 1902 1857. Western District: under Ealing 1857. Hanwell 1858 - 1859. a Suburban District 1859 - 1865. Also under Hounslow in the Provincial Area 1857 - 1862. Head Post Office in the Middlesex Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1849. Under Leamington Spa 1849 - 1851. Rugby 1851 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 - Southam 722 Warwks 1844 1906 1844 1855 1906 + Last cancellation recorded in May 1855, despite being in all the lists to 1906. Southampton 723 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1964 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD with HPO Southampton issued Oct1880. Southampton Docks 723 Hants 1844 1875 G.P.O. A 4VOD with Southampton Docks in the cds was sent in Jul 1875. Southampton, Oxford 723 Hants 1886 1900 A 3VOD with Oxford St. Southampton in the cds was issued in Sep1886 Street Southborough 955 Kent 1882 1887 1878 1900 Under Tunbridge Wells 1844 - 1906 + Renamed "The Parade Southborough" in 1902. Southborough, New Town J45 Kent 1892 1906 1888 1902 Under Tunbridge Wells 1872 - 1906 + 1910 became Southborough. Under Rochford 1844 - 1855. Ingatestone 1855 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1866. Head Post Office 1866 - 1906 + "on Southend 026 Essex 1855 1962 1854 1916 Sea" added in 1893. Southfield 647 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB 3HOS only used on Jamaican stamps. Southport 594 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1915 Under Ormskirk 1844 - 1847. Head Post Office 1847 - 1906 + Southsea A91 Hants 1882 1902 1881 1901 Under Portsmouth 1844 - 1905 + Town Receiving House of Portsmouth 1857 - 1905 + Southsea, Portsmouth 625A Hants 1924 1924 NONE NONE Southwell 542 Notts 1844 1962 1844 1905 Under Newark 1844 - 1853. Head Post Office 1853 - 1906 + Southwick D62 Sussex 1882 1906 1880 1880 Under Shoreham 1844 - 1880. Brighton 1880 -(D62 issued in 1880)- 1906 + Southwick, Brighton 781 Sussex 1951 1962 NONE NONE Under Wangford 1844 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Southwold 838 Suffolk 1844 1906 1844 1908 Office 1905 - 1906 + Southwold 734 Suffolk 1924 1962 NONE NONE Sowerby Bridge 331 Yorks W.R. 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Halifax 1844 - 1856. Manchester 1856 - 1859. Normanton 1859 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1906 + Under Halifax 1844 - 1856. Manchester 1856 - 1859. Normanton 1859 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 -(662 issued in 1876)- Sowerby Bridge 662 Yorks W.R. 1882 1962 1876 1906 1906 + Spalding 727 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1951 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + A 4VOS was used very rarely on GB and Spanish stamps. Recorded from Apr1868 to Nov1868. St Thomas is in what Spanish Mail Packet D26 St.Thomas 1874 1887 1868 1868 were the Danish West Indies. Spanish Town A76 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Speke, Liverpool 466U Lancs 1959 1962 NONE NONE Spelter Works 731 Glam 1882 1887 1876 stamp Under Bridgend 1855 - 1895. Maesteg Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1898. Became Caerau in 1898. Spennymoor 126 Durham 1882 1962 1874 1899 Under Durham 1845 - 1856. Ferry Hill 1856 - 1874. Head Post Office 1874 -(126 issued in 1874)- 1906 + Spilsby 728 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Spittal 729 Lincs 1844 1902 1844 stamp Head Post Office 1844 - 1850. Closed 1850. St Leonards on Sea, A 3VOD with St.Leonards on Sea Kings Road in the cds was issued in Jun 1882 Prior to 1882 was called Gensing 342 Sussex 1882 1883 Kings Rd Station Road, see F37. Branch Office of Hastings 1882 - 1906 + and thus used the number 342 of Hastings. St Leonards on Sea, St Leonards on Sea used number 682 until 1882 when it became Kings Road BO, Hastings. A duplex with King's Rd 342 Sussex 1882 1886 Kings Rd BO BO, St Leonards on Sea in the cds and the number 342 of Hastings was issued in Nov 1882. St Leonards on Sea, 342 Sussex 1882 1892 A 3VOD with St.Leonards on Sea Marina in the cds sent in Jun 1882. Marina St.Albans 675 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1961 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + St.Anne's on Sea 953A Lancs 1929 1959 NONE NONE St.Ann's Bay A73 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps St.Anns Head 128 Pem 1882 1902 1874 G.P.O. Under Haverfordfordwest 1874 - 1895. Closed 1895, was only a telegraph office. St.Anne's on Sea 974 Lancs 1924 1924 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Head Post Office 1844 - 1848. Under Rhyl 1848 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - St.Asaph 676 Flint 1844 1962 1844 1911 1906 + St.Austell 670 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1887 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Whitehaven 1844 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - St.Bees G26 Cumb 1874 1906 1873 1900 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ St.Clears 677 Carm 1844 1906 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1856. Under Bodmin 1857 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 St.Columb 678 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1880 - 1906 + St.Columb Minor C21 Corn 1874 1906 1864 1870 Railway Sub Office 1864 --(C21 issued in 1864)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + St.David A72 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps St.Davids E08 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1899 Under Haverfordwest 1844 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + St.Dogmaels H57 Pem 1887 1906 1885 1909 Under Cardigan 1849 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1857. Cardigan 1857 - 1906 + Dominican St.Domingo C87 1874 1902 1866 1877 A 4VOS was used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Aug1876 to Jun1877 Rep. Town Receiving House of Brighton 1882 - 1888. Closed 1888. A 3VOD with St.Georges Rd. Brighton in the cds was St.Georges Rd.Brighton 132 Sussex 1883 1888 sent in Dec 1883. St.Germans 251 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1875 Under Devonport 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + St.Helens 679 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + St.Helens, Swansea 763 Glam 1883 G.P.O. A Town Receiving House of Swansea 1875 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with St.Helens Swansea in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. St.Issey B07 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1896 Under Bodmin 1851 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + St.Ives 680 Hunts 1844 1962 1844 1915 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + St.Ives 817 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1919 Under Truro 1844 - 1855. Hayle 1855 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + St.Jago de Cuba C88 Cuba 1874 1902 1866 1869 4VOS on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Jun1869 to Jul1869 Under Brighton 1867 - 1906+:- Town Receiving House 1867 - 1903. Branch Office 1903 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with St. St.James's St. Brighton 132 Sussex 1883 1889 James's St. Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1883. St.Johns 075 I.O.M. 1963 NONE NONE Under Durham 1844 - 1855. Darlington 1855 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 St.Johns Chapel 049 Durham 1899 1906 1893 1898 + St.Just 021 Corn 1855 1906 1853 1920 Under Penzance 1844 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + St.Keyne 028 Corn 1882 1924 1878 1905 Under Liskeard 1853 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + A 3HOS on GB stamps from Sep1858 to Dec1858, later on St.Christopher & St.Kitts, also a 3VOS was used on St.Kitts A12 Leeward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1858 St.Christopher stamps. St.Leonards 342A Sussex 1929 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1861. Town Receiving House of Hastings 1861 - 1906 +. Renamed Kings Road Branch Office St.Leonards on Sea 682 Sussex 1844 1874 1844 1882 in 1882 and started using the number 342 of Hastings. St.Leonards on Sea, A 3VOD with St.Leonards on Sea Station Office in the cds was issued in Feb1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 342 Sussex 1886 1902 Station Office c.1902. No public counter St.Lucia A11 Windward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1859 A 3HOS used on GB stamps from May1859 to Dec1859, later used on St.Lucia stamps London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1867. Moved to the Kent Provincial Area under St.Mary Cray G09 Kent 1882 1906 1882 1905 Chislehurst 1867 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + St.Mary's, Isles of Scilly 694 Corn 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under St.Austell 1844 - 1847. Truro 1847 - 1855. Grampound 1855 - 1857. St.Austell 1857 - 1859. Grampound Railway St.Mawes 672 Corn 1844 1857 1844 1858 Sub Office 1859 - 1881. Grampound Road 1881 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Tavistock 1852 - 1855. Plymouth 1855 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - St.Mellion B08 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1900 1906 + St.Mellons F47 Monm 1874 1906 1871 stamp Under Cardiff 1854 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 76 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED St.Neots 686 Hunts 1844 1962 1844 1886 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + St.Peters G38 Kent 1882 1902 1882 1893 Under Margate 1844 - 1872. Ramsgate 1872 - 1886. Broadstairs 1886 - 1906 + St.Thomas C51 Dan.West Ind. 1874 1906 1865 1877 3TH.HOS, 4VOS & 4VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Aug1865 to Aug1877 St.Vincent A10 Windward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1861 A 3HOS used on GB stamps from Aug1858 to Apr1861, later a 3HOS & 4VOS were used on St.Vincent stamps St.Weonards F71 Heref 1874 1906 1872 G.P.O. Under Ross 1847 - 1906 + Stacksteads K05 Lancs 1892 1902 1892 1900 Under Manchester 1853 - 1900. Town Receiving House of Bacup 1900 - 1906 + Stafford 730 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stafford 732 Staffs 1856 1857 Error of number 732 in a Spoon instead of 730 Stafford 780 Staffs 1852 1856 Error of number 780 in a 3HOS instead of 730 Stafford Station 730 Staffs 1883 1895 Under Stafford 1880 - 1906 + Staindrop 235 Durham 1844 1906 1844 1855 Under Darlington 1844 - 1906 + Staines 741 Middx 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Guisborough 1844 - 1852. Redcar 1852 - 1868. Saltburn by the Sea Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1881. Railway Sub Staithes H19 Yorks N.R. 1887 1924 1884 1922 Office 1881 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Stalbridge 887 Dorset 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Blandford 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885. Blandford 1886 - 1906 + Stalbridge G79 Dorset 1887 1906 1883 stamp Under Blandford 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885. Blandford 1886 - 1906 + Stalybridge 502 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1907 Under Manchester 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1866. Head Post Office 1866 - 1906 + Stamford 742 Lincs 1844 1962 1844 1965 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stamford Bridge J28 Yorks E.R. 1892 1906 1888 1902 Under York 1844 - 1906 + London District Post 1851 - 1857. Eastern District 1860 - 1865. Moved into the Essex Provincial Area in 1865 as a Stanford le Hope F38 Essex 1874 1906 1871 1896 Receiving House under Romford 1865 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Stanford le Hope 037 Essex 1959 1962 NONE NONE Under Bishop Auckland 1844 - 1851. Darlington 1851 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Stanhope 81 Durham 1844 1906 1844 1896 1905 - 1906 + Under Fence Houses 1868 - 1872. Chester le Street 1872 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 -(H08 issued in 1884)-) - 1905. Stanley H08 Durham 1887 1906 1884 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Stanley 932 Durham 1935 1962 NONE NONE In the General Post and London District Post under Edgware 1844 - 1857. In the North Western District 1857 - 1868. Stanmore 770 Middx 1844 1962 1844 1911 Given the provincial number 770 in 1844. Also allocated the London style numeral 42B in 1861. Solely in the MIddlesex Provincial Area from 1868. Stanstead 731 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Stantonbury G30 Bucks 1874 1906 1873 1878 Under Stoney Stratford 1858 - 1894. Wolverton 1894 - 1906 + Allocated G30 and H61 in the 1887 to 1902 lists. Stantonbury H61 Bucks 1887 1902 1885 G.P.O. Under Derby 1844 - 1848. Nottingham 1848. Derby 1848 - 1849. 1849 - ? Day letters to Derby and night letters to Stapleford 586 Notts 1844 1857 1844 1852 Nottingham. Nottingham 1856 - 1857. Derby 1858 - 1862. Nottingham 1862 - 1906 + Stapleford 685 Notts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Staplehurst 939 Kent 1845 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Starcross B90 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1898 Under Exeter 1845 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Staunton on Arrow B14 Heref 1874 1906 1859 1881 Under Leominster 1856 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Staveley 187 Derbys 1844 1857 1844 1847 Under Chesterfield 1844 - 1906 + Stevenage 743 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1961 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stevenage 347 Herts NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 347 was sent to Stevenage in Apr.1920. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Steventon 094 Berks 1874 1924 1858 1905 Under Abingdon 1852 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Stewart Town A77 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Head Post Office 1844 - 1846. Hurstpierpoint 1846 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 Steyning 744 Sussex 1844 1906 1844 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Steyning 799 Sussex 1951 1962 NONE NONE Stickney 96 Lincs 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Boston 1844 - 1906 + Stilton 731 Hunts 1844 1857 1844 1855 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Peterborough 1855 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Stirchley, Birmingham 748 Warwks 1934 1938 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Winchester 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1896. Railway Sub Office Stockbridge 732 Hants 1844 1857 1844 1858 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Stockbridge 739 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE Stockport 733 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stockton on Tees 736 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1917 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stockton 167 Durham 1849 1849 Error of number 167 in a 1844 type, instead of 736 Stockton on Tees, Cecil Town Receiving House of Stockton from 1878 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Cecil St. Stockton on Tees in the cds was sent 736 Durham 1887 1887 St in Mar 1887. Stockton on Tees, Norton Town Receiving House of Stockton from 1872 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Norton Rd. Stockton on Tees in the cds was 736 Durham 1887 1887 Rd sent in Mar 1887. Stockton on Tees, Town Receiving House of Stockton from 1868 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Portrack Lane Stockton on Tees in the cds was 736 Durham 1887 G.P.O. Portrack Lane sent in Mar 1887. Stoke Ferry 115 Norfolk 1844 1906 1844 1908 Under Brandon 1844 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1906 +. Under Newcastle under Lyme 1844 - 1854. Head Post Office 1854 - 1906 + (Head Post Office was "at railway station" Stoke on Trent 547 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1899 1869 - 1871) Stoke under Ham J19 Som 1892 1906 1888 1913 Under Yeovil 1844 - 1855. Ilminster 1855 - 1892. Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1906 + Stoke, Regent Road 547C Staffs 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1857. Under Tetsworth 1857 - 1889. Wallingford 1889 - 1906 + Moved from Oxon to Bucks in Stokenchurch 738 Bucks 1844 1857 1844 1861 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Northallerton 1855 - 1885. Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Stokesley 739 Yorks N.R. 1844 1906 1844 1905 1905 - 1906 + Stokesley 098 Yorks N.R. 1967 NONE NONE Stone 745 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stonehouse 024 Glos 1855 1906 1853 1884 Under Stroud 1844 - 1853. Head Post Office 1853 -(O24 was issued in 1853) - 1906 + Stonehouse G09 Devon 1874 1874 1873 1880 Under Plymouth 1844 - 1906 + Town Receiving House 1857 - 1880. BO 1880 - 1906 + Stonehouse 746 Glos 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Plymouth 1844 - 1906+:- As a Town Receiving House 1857 - 1889, Branch Office 1889 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Stonehouse, Plymouth 620 Devon 1882 1888 Stonehouse Plymouth in the cds was sent in Jun 1882. Stoney Cross 748 Hants 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Under Lyndhurst 1844 - 1860. Closed 1860. Stoney Middleton 43 Derbys 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O. Under Bakewell 1844 - 1858. Sheffield 1858 - 1906 + Stonham 746 Suffolk 1844 1906 1844 1880 Head Post Office 1844 - 1895. Under Stowmarket 1895 - 1906 + Stony Stratford 749 Bucks 1844 1959 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stoney to Stony by 1873. Under Petworth 1844 - 1846. Hurstpierpoint 1846 - 1871. Pulborough Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Storrington 617 Sussex 1844 1857 1844 1857 Office 1905 - 1906 + Storrington 984 Sussex 1959 NONE NONE Stourbridge 750 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stourport 751 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Moreton in Marsh 1844 - 1888. Independent Sub Office 1888 - 1899. Railway Sub Office 1899 - 1905. Independent Stow on the Wold 535 Glos 1844 1959 1844 1907 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Stowmarket 752 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Stratford on Avon 754 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Launceston 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1857. Crediton 1857 - 1860. (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - Stratton 441 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1880 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Stratton St.Margaret B36 Wilts 1860 1874 Under Swindon 1845 - 1906 + Not in any list. It opened too late for the 1857 one and closed before the 1874 list was Stratton St.Margaret H69 Wilts 1887 1906 1886 1908 issued. Street 943 Som 1936 1959 NONE NONE Strensall Camp, York 930 Yorks N.R. 1892 1915 Under York 1889 - 1906 + Seasonal. A 3VOD with Strensall Camp York in the cds was first used in May 1892. Stretford C49 Lancs 1874 1906 1865 1916 Under Manchester 1844 -1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1871. Manchester 1871 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 78 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Stretford, Manchester 758 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Stroud 757 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Last cancellation recorded in Nov1858, despite being in all the lists to 1906. Under Bromsgrove 1844 - 1867. Redditch Studley 141 Warwks 1844 1906 1844 1858 1867 - 1894. Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Blandford 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Sturminster Newton 996 Dorset 1855 1962 1851 1884 Office 1905 - 1906 + Sudbury 760 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1883 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sudbury 829 Derbys 1844 1906 1844 1911 Under Uttoxeter 1844 - 1853. Derby 1853 - 1864. Stoke 1864 - 1866. Derby 1866 - 1906 + North Western District 1857 - 1867. 43B issued in London style cancel. In the Middlesex Provincial Area under Harrow Sudbury J64 Middx 1892 1906 1889 1902 1867 - 1906 +. Suez B02 Egypt 1874 1902 1859 1878 3HOS used on GB stamps Summerseat J89 Lancs 1892 1906 1891 1900 Under Manchester 1859 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. South Western District 1857 - 1867. Issued with 47B in a London style cancellation. Sunbury C96 Middx 1874 1906 1867 1905 Moved into the Middlesex Provincial Area in 1867. Under Twickenham 1867 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1906 +. Sunbury Common 816 Middx 1882 1906 1877 1905 Under Twickenham 1875 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1906 +. Renamed Sunbury on Thames in 1934. Sunbury on Thames 021D Middx 1946 1962 NONE NONE Sunderland 761 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Sunninghill 088 Berks 1882 1906 1879 1904 Under Chertsey 1844 - 1858. Staines 1858 - 1883. Ascot 1883 - 1906 + South Western District under Kingston. Moved to the Surrey Provincial area in 1866. Town Receiving House of Surbiton F36 Surrey 1874 1902 1871 1896 Kingston 1866 - 1896. Branch Office of Kingston 1896 - 1900. Independent Sub Office 1900 - 1906 + Surbiton 422A Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE London District Post 1844 -1857. Southern District 1857 - 1868. Issued with 43 in a London style cancellation. On the Sutton D23 Surrey 1874 1924 1868 1897 demise of the Southern District in 1868. Became a Head Post Office in the Surrey Provincial Area 1868 -(D23 issued in 1868)- 1906 + Sutton 759 Surrey 1925 1962 NONE NONE Sutton Benger 045 Wilts 1857 1857 1855 1859 Under Chippenham 1844 - 1906 + Sutton Benger F66 Wilts 1874 1906 1872 1899 Sutton Bridge 961 Lincs 1882 1906 1878 1915 Under Wisbech 1845 - 1882. Independent Sub Office 1882 - 1885. Wisbech 1885 - 1906 + Sutton Bridge 768 Lincs 1933 1962 NONE NONE Sutton Coldfield, 765 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Birmingham Sutton in Ashfield 738 Notts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Sutton on Sea 001 Lincs 1962 NONE NONE Swadlincote 227 Derbys 1882 1906 1874 1906 Under Burton on Trent 1851 - 1906 + Swadlincote 961 Derbys 1952 1962 NONE NONE Swaffham 762 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1913 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Swalwell G95 Durham 1887 1906 1883 1911 Under Gateshead 1848 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Wareham 1844 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Swanage 845 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1909 Office 1905 - 1906 + Swanley Junction 732 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Swansea 763 Glam 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Swansea N.D.O. 763B Glam 1962 NONE NONE Swansea N.W.D.O. 763A Glam 1962 NONE NONE Swansea S.D.O. 763C Glam 1962 NONE NONE Swansea W.D.O. 763D Glam 1962 NONE NONE Under Swansea 1848 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + A 4VOD with Swansea, Mumbles 763 Glam 1875 1892 Mumbles Swansea in the cds was issued in Dec1875

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Swansea, St.Helens 763 Glam 1883 G.P.O. A Town Receiving House of Swansea 1875 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with St.Helens Swansea in the cds was sent in Dec 1883.

Swansea, The Docks 763 Glam 1962 1875 1897 4VOD with The Docks Swansea isued in Dec1875. 3VODs with The Docks. BO. Swansea issued in Feb1884&Feb1887. Swansea, Walters Rd 763 Glam 1875 1886 A 4VOD and a 3VOD with Walters Rd, Swansea in the cds were issued in Dec1875 and in Jan1880 Swindon 766 Wilts 1844 1902 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Swindon 881 Wilts 1906 1962 NONE NONE Swindon 196 Wilts NONE NONE A charge mark number 196 was sent to Swindon in July 1918. It was probably sent on to a subordinate office. Swindon Station 881 Wilts 1882 1902 1878 1910 Swindon in the 1906 and later lists. Under Swindon 1844 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 - 1906. Closed c.1910. Swinton K41 Lancs 1902 1906 1893 1906 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906 + Swinton, Manchester 767 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Tadcaster 772 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tadworth 769 Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1885. Renamed Port Talbot in 1885. A new Town Receiving House established called Taibach Taibach 773 Glam 1844 1882 1844 1884 in 1885. Takeley J36 Essex 1892 1906 1888 1890 Under Dunmow 1851 - 1858. Chelmsford 1858 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + Talgareg J05 Card 1892 1906 1887 G.P.O. Under Llandyssil 1881 - 1906 + Under Hay 1849 - 1855. Brecon 1855 - 1858. Hereford 1858 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E72 issued in 1869)- 1905. Talgarth E72 Brec 1874 1906 1869 1909 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Welshpool 1847 - 1854. Shrewsbury 1854 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C14 issued in 1864)- 1905. Taliesin C14 Card 1874 1906 1864 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Talley 244 Carm 1882 1906 1874 1895 Under Carmarthen 1853 - 1874. Llandilo 1874 -(244 issued in 1874)- 1906 + Talog A85 Carm 1882 1906 1882 G.P.O. Under Carmarthen 1882 - 1906 + Under Lampeter 1844 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1904. Felinfach Railway Sub Office Talsarn E20 Card 1874 1906 1868 1888 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Brecon 1847 - ? Aberystwyth ? - 1860. Shrewsbury 1860 -1881. Bwlch Railway Sub Office 1881 - 1891. Railway Talybont D35 Brec 1882 1906 1882 stamp Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Became Talybont on Usk in 1897. Talysarn F55 Carn 1874 1906 1871 1909 Under Carnarvon 1857 - 1871. Penygroes Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1872. Carnarvon 1872 - 1873. Penygroes Railway Talysarn H96 Carn 1887 1906 1887 1907 Sub Office 1873 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Corwen 1851 - 1853. Carnarvon 1853 - 1854. Corwen 1854 - 1856. Carnarvon 1856 - 1870. Railway Sub Office Talysarnau F59 Mer 1874 1906 1872 1898 1870 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Dropped the y in c. 1880. Tampico C63 Mexico 1874 1902 1865 1874 A 3TH.HOS, was used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Feb1867 to Sep1874 Tamworth 774 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1955 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tangiers E09 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1904 Under Haverfordwest 1848 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1893. Haverfordwest 1893 - 1906 + Tanybwlch 033 Mer 1855 1906 1854 1903 Under Carnarvon 1844 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Carnarvon 1861 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(F06 issued in 1870)- 1881. Blaenau Festiniog Railway Sub Tanygrisiau F06 Mer 1874 1906 1870 1889 Office 1881 - 1892. Town Receiving House of Blaenau Festiniog 1892 - 1906 + Tarporley 775 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Taunton 776 Som 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tavistock 780 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tebay F78 Westmd 1874 1906 1872 1902 Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. South Western District 1857 - 1867. Used 33B in a London style cancellation. Moved Teddington C94 Middx 1874 1924 1867 1897 with Twickenham into the Middlesex Provincial Area in 1867. Under Twickenham 1867 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1901. Head Post Office 1901 - 1906 + Teddington 797 Middx 1929 1959 NONE NONE Allocated numbers 797 and 021C at the same time, see also Brentford and Isleworth. Teddington 021C Middx 1929 1962 NONE NONE Teignmouth 782 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Temple Cloud 006 Som 1882 1906 1878 1921 Under Bristol 1844 - 1906 + Temple Sowerby 143 Westmd 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Brough 1844 - 1850. Penrith 1850 - 1906 + Temple Sowerby 045 Westmd 1882 1906 1879 1880

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Templecombe 787 Som 1925 1962 NONE NONE Tenbury 783 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tenby 784 Pem 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tenterden 785 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Staplehurst 1855 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1906 + (785 void in 1874 list) Tetbury 786 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tetsworth 787 Oxon 1844 1906 1844 1918 Head Post Office 1844 - 1899. Railway Sub Office 1899 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Tewkesbury 788 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. 1855 to ? Day letters to Aylesbury and night letters to Tetsworth.Under Tetsworth 1855 - Thame 789 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1907 1863. Head Post Office 1863 - 1906 + Under Kingston in South Western District 1860 - 1865 and then moved into the Surrey Provincial Area in 1865. Under Thames Ditton H99 Surrey 1887 1906 1887 1911 Kingston 1865 - 1900. Independent Sub Office 1900 - 1906 + Thatcham J79 Berks 1892 1906 1891 stamp Under Newbury 1844 - 1906 + The Docks, Swansea 763 Glam 1962 1875 1897 4VOD "The Docks Swansea" isued in Dec1875. 3VODs with "The Docks. BO. Swansea" issued in Feb1884&Feb1887. Under Ulverston 1871 - 1877. Broughton in Furness Railway Sub Office 1877 - 1880. Carnforth 1880 - 1893. The Green K60 Cumb 1902 1906 1894 1907 Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1896. Millom 1896 - 1906 + Was the main counter for St.Leonards. Under Hastings 1882 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with The Marina BO in the cds was sent The Marina BO, Hastings 342 Sussex 1879 1879 in Mar 1879. Thetford 790 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Thirsk 795 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Thornaby on Tees 732 Yorks N.R. 1892 1905 Was South Stockton and became Thornaby on Tees in 1892. Under Stockton 1892 - 1906 +. Head Post Office 1844 - 1847. Under Bristol 1847 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1906 - Thornbury 315 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1902 1906 + Thorne 797 Yorks W.R. 1844 1857 1844 1859 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Doncaster 1855 - 1858. Rotherham 1858 - 1862. Doncaster 1862 - 1906 + Thornton Heath 938 Surrey 1891 1905 Under Croydon 1851 - 1885. In the Surrey Provincial Area 1867 - 1906 + : Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Thornton Heath 938B Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Thornton Heath High 938 Surrey 1885 1897 In the Surrey Provincial Area 1867 - 1906 + : Under Croydon 1867 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Street Thornton le Moor J44 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1888 1907 Under Northallerton 1881 - 1906 + Thrapstone 798 Northts 1844 1959 1844 1892 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Three Cocks Junction Railway Sub Office 1878 -(941 issued in 1878)- 1895. Renamed Three Cocks Railway Sub Office Three Cocks Junction 941 Brec 1882 1906 1878 1898 1895 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Thundersley 051 Essex 1962 NONE NONE Thwaite 747 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1850 Under Stonham 1844 - 1892. Eye 1892 - 1906 + Tickhill 051 Yorks W.R. 1857 1906 1856 G.P.O. Under Bawtry 1845 - 1855. Rotherham 1855 - 1906 + Ticknall 244 Derbys 1844 1857 1844 1852 Under Derby 1844 - 1906 + Tideswell 44 Derbys 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Bakewell 1844 - 1858. Sheffield 1858 - 1885. Stockport 1885 - 1892. Buxton 1892 - 1906 + Tidworth 992 Wilts 1857 1857 1851 1856 Under Marlborough 1847 - 1900. Andover 1900 - 1906 + Tidworth 792 Wilts 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Romford 1882 - 1883. Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1886. "Tilbury Docks BO" 1886 - 1891. Independent Sub Tilbury G54 Essex 1882 1906 1882 1910 Office 1891 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Tilbury 793 Essex 1924 1954 NONE NONE Tilbury became Tilbury Docks BO from 1886 to 1891. A 3VOD with Tilbury Docks Essex in the cds was sent in Jun Tilbury Docks G54 Essex 1886 1891 1886. Tintagel 791 Corn 1933 1959 NONE NONE Tipton 799 Staffs 1844 1924 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +. A 797 4VOD was sent in error to Tipton, not recorded in use. Tipton 263B Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Tiptree 801 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Titley B15 Heref 1874 1906 1859 1903 Under Kington 1850 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Tiverton 800 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1897 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 81 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Tobago A14 Windward Is. 1874 1902 1858 1860 A 3HOS used on GB stamps from May1858 to Mar1860, later used on Tobago stamps Todmorden 332 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1902 Under Rochdale 1844 - 1852. Head Post Office 1852 - 1906 + Tonbridge 818 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1910 Changed to Tonbridge in the 1899 list. Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1882 -(G56 issued in 1882)- 1893. Pentre Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Ton Pentre G56 Glam 1882 1902 1882 stamp 1905 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1872 - 1893. Llwynypia Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Independent Sub Tonypandy 989 Glam 1882 1962 1876 1902 Office 1906 + Tonyrefail 135 Glam 1882 1887 1874 G.P.O. Under Pontypridd 1857 - 1875. Cardiff 1875 - 1880. Llantrissant Railway Sub Office 1880 - 1885. Pontyclun Railway Sub Tonyrefail 801 Glam 1892 1906 1891 1896 Office 1885 - 1891. Pontypridd 1891 - 1893. Porth Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1859. Exeter 1859 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1875. Exeter 1875 - 1901. Railway Sub Topsham 804 Devon 1844 1906 1844 1890 Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Torpoint 252 Corn 1844 1857 1844 1859 Under Devonport 1844 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Torquay 805 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1856. Crediton 1857 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1872. Head Torrington 806 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1906 Post Office 1872 - 1906 + Tortola A13 Virgin Is. 1874 1902 1858 stamp A 3HOS used on GB stamps, no dated covers, later used on Virgin Island stamps Totland Bay 988 I.O.W. 1924 1949 NONE NONE Totnes 807 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. Northern District 1857 - 1906 +. Tottenham was allocated number 117 in the Tottenham 117 Middx 1874 1892 1874 1888 Provincial Lists from 1874 to 1892. However it never left London. Allocated numbers 8, 45 and 74 in London. The provincial number 117 was issued in 1874 and used until 1880. In 1874 it ceased using district initials. Totton J74 Hants 1892 1906 1891 1904 Under Southampton 1844 - 1906 + Under Durham 1847 - 1850. Darlington 1850 - 1887. Railway Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Tow Law G90 Durham 1887 1906 1883 1911 + Towcester 808 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Machynlleth 1844 - 1849. Shrewsbury 1849 - 1855. Welshpool 1855. - 1857 Shrewsbury 1857 - 1864. Railway Sub Towyn C33 Mer 1874 1906 1865 1902 Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Towyn 809 Mer 1924 1962 NONE NONE Tram Inn H10 Heref 1887 1906 1884 1905 Railway Sub Office 1884 -(H10 issued in 1884) - 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1907. Closed 1907. Under Carnarvon 1854 - 1869. Tanybwlch Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1885. Blaenau Festiniog Railway Sub Office 1885 - Trawsfyndd 046 Mer 1887 1906 1885 1899 (046 issued in 1885)- 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Treallaw 994 Glam 1882 1902 1878 1878 Under Pontypridd 1876 - 1893. Dinas Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Changed its name from The Pheasant Bush (a pub) to Trebanos in 1888. Under Swansea 1888 - 1896. Railway Sub Trebanos 119 Glam 1892 1906 stamp stamp Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Trecastle 117 Brec 1844 1857 1844 1859 Under Brecon 1844 - 1854. Llandovery 1854 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1856. Brecon 1856 - 1885. Sennybridge Railway Trecastle 735 Brec 1882 1906 1876 1905 Sub Office 1885 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Tredegar 563 Monm 1844 1962 1844 1882 Under Abergavenny 1844 - 1851. Newport Mon. 1851 - 1858. Head Post Office 1858 - 1906 + Treffgarne E10 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1900 Under Haverfordwest 1853 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Trefnant J03 Denbigh 1892 1906 1887 1906 Under Rhyl 1856 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Under Cardiff 1847 - 1850. Pontypridd 1850 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1889. Town Receiving House of Treforest E56 Glam 1882 1906 1880 1898 Pontypridd 1889 - 1906 + Trefriw B48 Carn 1874 1906 1861 1911 Under Conway 1852 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Lampeter 1844 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1883. Aberystwyth 1883 - 1892. Tregaron F35 Card 1874 1924 1871 1919 Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under St.Austell 1844 - 1847. Truro 1847 - 1851. Grampound 1851 - 1857. St.Austell 1857 - 1859. Grampound 1859 - Tregoney 674 Corn 1844 1857 1844 1857 1881. Grampound Road 1881 - 1906 + Treharris D49 Glam 1882 1906 1881 stamp Under Pontypridd 1881 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Treharris 812 Glam 1924 1962 NONE NONE Treherbert 986 Glam 1882 1924 1876 1907 Under Pontypridd 1857 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Independent Sub Office 1899 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 82 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Carnarvon 1844 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1893. Portmadoc 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Tremadoc 030 Carn 1855 1906 1854 1915 1906 + Under Pontypridd in 1868 - 1893. Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Independent Sub Office 1899 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 Treorchy 987 Glam 1882 1962 1876 1899 - 1906. Independent Sub Office 1906 + Trimdon Colliery 117 Durham 1899 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation Trimdon Grange D72 Durham 1874 1874 NONE NONE D72 listed as Trimdon Grange in the 1874 list but only used at Coxhoe. D73 always used at Trimdon Grange. Under Ferry Hill 1850 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1905. Independent Sub Trimdon Grange D73 Durham 1882 1906 1868 1909 Office 1905 - 1906 + Tring 810 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1950 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Troedyrhiw B56 Glam 1882 1906 1880 G.P.O. Under Merthyr Tydvil 1852 - 1882. Railway Sub Office 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Trowbridge 813 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1895 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Truro 814 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1944 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tunbridge 818 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1910 Changed to Tonbridge in the 1899 list. Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Changed from Tunbridge to Tonbridge in 1893, both spellings occur in Station Office Duplexes. Independent Sub Tunbridge Station Office 818 Kent 1885 1906 Office 1885 - 1906. Closed c.1906. Tunbridge Wells 820 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Tunbridge Wells, 820 Kent 1881 1891 Under Tunbridge Wells 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Calverley Tunbridge Wells in the cds was sent in Dec 1881. Calverley Tunbridge Wells, High 820 Kent 1884 1896 Town Receiving House 1858 - 1884. Branch Office 1884 - 1896. Closed 1896. Street B.O. Tunstall 548 Staffs 1844 1924 1844 1900 Under Newcastle under Lyne 1844 - 1854. Stoke on Trent 1854 - 1906 + Under Woodbridge 1844 - 1858. Wickham Market 1858 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 - 1888. Wickham Market 1888 - Tunstall H03 Suffolk 1887 1906 1884 1899 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Tunstall 547E Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE In the London District Post 1844 - 1857. Western District 1857 - 1906 +.Turnham Green was allocated number 43 in the Provincial Lists from 1874 to 1882. However it never left London. Provincial style cancellations with the number 43 Turnham Green 43 Middx 1874 1882 1874 stamp were sent in 1874, they have not been seen used. In 1875 it ceased using district initials. Renamed Chiswick High Road in 1882 and became the primary Receiving House in the Chiswick Suburban District. The name "Turnham Green" was then applied to a pillar box in the Chiswick Suburban District. Tutbury 226 Staffs 1882 1924 1874 1922 Under Burton on Trent 1844 - 1906 + Tuxford 821 Notts 1844 1857 1844 1853 Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Newark 1853 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. South Western District 1857 - 1867. Used 35 in a London style cancellation. Head Post Twickenham C93 Middx 1874 1924 1867 1899 Office in the Middlesex Provincial Area 1867 -(C93 issued in 1867)- 1906 + Twickenham 893 Middx 1928 1962 NONE NONE A 3HOS number 097 was sent to Shiplake in Jan1858, transferred to Twyford between 1859 & 1861. Twyford was under Twyford 097 Berks 1859/1861 1877 Reading 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Twyford D79 Berks 1882 1906 1880 1881 Under Reading 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Twyford 819 Berks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Tycroes J21 Anglesey 1892 1906 1888 1901 Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Tyldesley 811 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE South Ferndale became Tylorstown in 1879. Under Pontypridd 1879 - 1893. Ferndale Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1899. Tylorstown 855 Glam 1892 1902 1882 1882 Pontygwaith 1899 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Ferndale 1906 + Tyne Docks E89 Durham 1874 1902 1870 1904 Under South Shields 1865 - 1906 + Tywyn C23 Carn 1874 1906 1864 1889 Under Conway 1854 - 1888. Llandudno 1888 - 1893. Closed 1893 - 1899. Llandudno 1899 - 1906 + Tywyn J30 Carn 1892 1902 NONE NONE Uckfield 822 Sussex 1844 1962 1844 1956 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Barrow on Humber 1846 - 1849. Hull 1849 - 1851. Head Post Office 1851 -(OO2 issued in 1851)- 1892. Ulceby 002 Lincs 1855 1906 1851 1892 Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Uley 759 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1846 Under Dursley 1844 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 83 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Ulverstone 824 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Moved from Lancashire to Cumbria in 1974. Ulverston by 1870. Unknown C24 Unknown G.P.O. A 3TH.HOS occurs in the Proof Books in about Sept 1864, it is undated and unallocated. D60 Allocation unknown. The very few covers with a 4VOS of numbers D60 to D65 do not give a clear picture of where they Unknown to Unknown were used. The common feature is that they all used a 4VOS on mail from overseas. On very little evidence I believe D65 that they were used in the Chief Office London, as were numbers D27 to D56. Under Middlesborough 1852. Redcar 1852 - 1868. Marske by the Sea Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1883. Railway Sub Upleatham G66 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1883 G.P.O. Office 1883 (G66 issued in 1883)- 1895. Marske by the Sea 1895 - 1906 + Upminster 816 Essex 1946 1962 NONE NONE Upper Bangor 461 Carn 1882 1902 1875 1896 Under Bangor 1853 - 1895. Town Receiving House of Bangor 1895 - 1906 + Previously was Brynamman Railway Sub Office. A Railway Sub Office 1887 -(J06 issued in 1887)- 1905. Independent Upper Brynamman J06 Carm 1892 1906 1887 1893 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Upper Clevedon 017 Som 1855 1874 1853 1859 Under Bristol 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1861. Renamed Clevedon in 1861. Under Swansea 1882 -(A86 issued)- 1896. Lower Cwmtwrch Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Upper Cwmtwrch A86 Glam 1882 1906 1882 1891 1905 - 1906 + Receiving House in the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then Northern District 1857 - 1906 + Had its own Upper Edmonton G78 Middx 1887 1887 1883 1887 cancellation from 1883 when an Upper Edmonton duplex was issued. Always in London despite having a provincial style cancellation number G78 Upper Teddington J26 Middx 1892 1902 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded Uppingham 825 Rutland 1844 1962 1844 1890 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Upton on Severn 920 Worcs 1844 1906 1844 1906 Under Worcester 1844 - 1906 + Brumell records 931 used at Upton in 1851. Urmston 931 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Usk 826 Monm 1844 1906 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1856. Under Newport 1856 - 1906 + Usk had number 826 at the same time as 089. Usk 089 Monm 1882 1902 1879 1888 Usk 826 Monm 1929 1962 NONE NONE Reallocation of number 826, the number was void in the 1924 list. Head Post Office 1844 - 1857. Under Derby 1857 - 1864. Stoke on Trent 1864 - 1871. Derby 1871 - 1875. Stoke 1875. Uttoxeter 827 Staffs 1844 1906 1844 1905 Stafford 1875 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Uttoxeter 829 Staffs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Uxbridge 830 Middx 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Bangor 1857 - 1860. Holyhead 1860 - 1880. The Valley Railway Sub Office 1880 -(D60 issued in 1880)- 1905. Valley D60 Anglesey 1882 1906 1880 1910 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Valley 826 Anglesey 1926 NONE NONE Valley 839 Anglesey 1929 1962 NONE NONE Valparaiso C30 Chile 1874 1902 1864 1881 4VOS & 4VOD used on GB stamps. Recorded in use from Apr1867 to Feb1881 Velindre 692 Pem 1882 1902 1876 1918 Under Haverfordwest 1857 - 1879. Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Velindre H65 Carm 1887 1906 1886 1894 Under Llandyssil 1886 - 1904. Henllan Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ventnor 971 I.O.W. 1849 1962 1848 1913 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Vera Cruz C64 Mexico 1874 1902 NONE NONE No GB stamps were ever sent to Vera Cruz. Vere A78 Jamaica 1874 1892 1859 1860 A 3HOS, was only valid for use on GB stamps from Feb 1859-Aug 1860, later used on Jamaican stamps Town Receiving House of Brighton 1862 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Victoria Road Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar Victoria Rd. Brighton 132 Sussex 1883 1888 1883. Virginia Water J46 Surrey 1892 1906 1888 1911 Under Chertsey 1844 - 1855. Closed 1855 - 1859. Staines 1859 - 1888. Independent Sub Office 1888 - 1906 + Virginia Water 827 Surrey 1924 1962 NONE NONE Wadebridge 89 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1879 Under Bodmin 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wadebridge 022 Corn 1959 1962 NONE NONE Wadhurst 828 Sussex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Wadhurst Station J82 Sussex 1892 1902 1891 1898 Sorting Office by 1891 - 1898. Closed or renamed Wadhurst Station Road 1898. Wadhurst Station Road J82 Sussex 1906 1906 NONE NONE Under Boston 1844 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 -(G91 issued in 1884)- 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1900. Wainfleet G91 Lincs 1887 1906 1884 1901 Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + ALPHABETICAL ORDER Page 84 POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Wainfleet 735A Lincs 1962 NONE NONE Wakefield 831 Yorks W.R. 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Walkden 836 Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Newcastle on Tyne 1856 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1899. Town Receiving House of Newcastle 1899 - 1906 Walker K03 Northumb 1892 1902 1892 1904 + Wallasey 423 Ches 1924 NONE NONE A charge mark with the number 423 was sent to Wallasey in Jan.1910. Wallasey 466J Ches 1929 1962 NONE NONE Wallingford 832 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Moved from Berks to Oxon in 1974. Upper Wallington under Carshalton 1881 - 1889. Independent Sub Office 1889 - 1892. A 3VOD with Upper Wallington in Wallington J63 Surrey 1892 1924 1889 1903 the cds was first used in Sep 1890. Renamed Wallington in 1892, a Independent Sub Office 1892 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Wallington in the cds was first used in Nov 1893. Wallington 163 Surrey NONE NONE A surcharge mark with the number 163 has been recorded used in Wallington Surrey in 1921 and 1922. Wallington 838 Surrey 1927 <1929 NONE NONE Not in the 1929 list. Wallington 759A Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE Wallsend J59 Northumb 1892 1924 1889 1906 Under Newcastle on Tyne 1844 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wallsend 959 Northumb 1928 1962 NONE NONE Walmer 259 Kent 1844 1857 1844 1854 Under Dover 1844 - 1864. Deal 1864 - 1906 + Walsall 834 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Fakenham 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1890. Independent Sub Walsingham 289 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1851 Office 1890 - 1906 + Walsingham to 1851. Little Walsingham 1851 - 1858. New Walsingham 1858 to 1890. Walsingham afterwards. See also 259. Walsingham 988 Norfolk 1959 1962 NONE NONE Walters Rd. Swansea 763 Glam 1875 1886 A 4VOD and a 3VOD with Walters Rd, Swansea in the cds were issued in Dec1875 and in Jan1880 Waltham 073 Leics 1874 1906 1857 1858 Under Grantham 1844 - 1846. Melton Mowbray 1846 - 1906 +. In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the Northern District 1857 - 1865. Waltham Cross 835 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1903 Given the provincial number 835 in 1844. Solely in the Hertfordshire Provincial Area 1865 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Only used provincial style numeral cancellations. London District Post 1844 -1857. North Eastern District 1857 - 1867 (closed 1860 - 1867) Eastern District 1867 - 1906 + Walthamstow was allocated number 109 in the Provincial Lists from 1874 to 1887. However it never left London. In Walthamstow 109 Essex 1874 1887 1874 1898 1874 it ceased using district initials. Provincial style cancellations number 109 were issued in 1874 and used up to 1898. Walthamstow, Orford Rd 109 Essex 1882 1886 A 3VOD with Orford Road Walthamstow in the cds was issued on 30th Mar 1882. Under Kington 1850 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 -(B42 issued in 1860)- 1869. Kington 1869 - 1906 + Not in any list. Walton B42 Radnor 1860 stamp It's allocation occurred between the 1857 and 1874 lists. Under Esher 1844 - 1863. Weybridge Station 1863 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 -(G02 issued in 1873)- 1886. Walton on Thames G02 Surrey 1874 1924 1873 1905 Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1906 + Walton on Thames 802 Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Colchester 1844 - 1872. Independent Sub Office 1872 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Walton on the Naze F74 Essex 1874 1906 1872 1887 Office 1905 -1906 + Walton on the Naze 833 Essex 1924 1962 NONE NONE Walton, Liverpool 466A Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Wangford 836 Suffolk 1844 1906 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wansford 839 Northts 1844 1906 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1894. Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wantage 4 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1901 Under Abingdon 1844 - 1855. Head Post Office 1855 - 1906 + Moved from Berks to Oxon in 1974. Under Penrith 1847 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1887. Penrith 1887 - 1898. Independent Sub Office 1898 - Warcop F82 Westmd 1874 1906 1872 1874 1906 + Ware 842 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1963 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wareham 843 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Warley 035A Worcs 1967 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Moved from London Southern District into the Provincial Area under Croydon in 1865. Under Croydon 1865 - 1882. Warlingham 515 Surrey 1882 1887 1875 G.P.O. Warlingham Station 1882 - 1893. Whyteleafe 1893 - 1906 + Warlingham 844 Surrey 1938 1962 NONE NONE Warminster 846 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Warmley K47 Glos 1902 1906 NONE NONE Under Bristol 1844 - 1891. Kingswood Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 +. Warrington 847 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Moved from Lancs to Cheshire in 1974. Warwick 848 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Bodmin 1853 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1872. Closed 1872 - 1883. Bodmin 1883 - 1893. Railway Sub Washaway B09 Corn 1874 1906 1859 1895 Office 1893 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + No numeral cancellation recorded. 970 was only used at Lynmouth, Washford was under Taunton 1844 - 1870. Railway Washford 970 Som 1849 1906 1848 G.P.O. Sub Office 1870 - 1895. Taunton 1895 - 1906 +. Washington Station B43 Durham 1874 1906 1863 1906 Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Waskerley K93 Durham 1902 1906 1899 1904 Under Darlington 1871 - 1906 + Watchet 012 Som 1962 NONE NONE Waterfoot D34 Lancs 1882 1906 1882 1890 Under Manchester 1851 - 1906 + Waterfoot 837 Lancs 1924 1959 NONE NONE Waterloo, Liverpool 466T Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Under Portsmouth 1847 - 1864. Fareham 1864 - 1865. Cosham Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1905 Independent Sub Office Waterlooville H34 Hants 1887 1906 1884 1913 1905 - 1906 + Waterlooville 011 Hants 1959 1962 NONE NONE Watford 849 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1898 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wath upon Dearne 656 Yorks W.R. 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Rotherham 1844 - 1906 + Watson's Hill F95 Jamaica 1874 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps. Watton 794 Norfolk 1844 1959 1844 1908 Under Thetford 1844 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 - 1896. Thetford 1896 - 1906 + Before 1885 was Aberllechau. Under Pontypridd 1885 - 1893. Porth Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - Wattstown H24 Glam 1887 1902 1885 G.P.O. 1906.Town Receiving House of Ynyshir 1906 +. Always listed as Aberllechau. Waunarllwyd K69 Glam 1902 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded. Under Swansea 1876 - 1906 + Waunllwyd H31 Monm 1887 1906 1884 G.P.O. Under Ebbw Vale 1884 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wavertree, Liverpool 466C Lancs 1925 1962 NONE NONE Wealdstone H73 Middx 1887 1906 1886 1900 Was Harrow Station. Under Harrow 1882 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Durham 1844 - 1855. Darlington 1855 - 1862. Closed 1862 - 1876. Darlington 1876 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 Wearhead 964 Durham 1899 1906 1897 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wednesbury 850 Staffs 1844 1924 1844 1912 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wednesbury 580 Staffs 1856 1856 Error of number 580 in a 3HOS instead of 850 Wednesbury 834A Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Weedon 851 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1910 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Weldon 841 Northts 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under Wansford 1844 -1846. Oundle 1846 - 1859. Wansford 1859 - 1894. Kettering 1894 - 1906 + Welford 857 Northts 1844 1857 1844 1859 Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Rugby 1853 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. Issued 22B in a London style cancel in 1861. Stopped using district initials in 1875. 3VOD number 386 issued in provincial style in 1875 used first in South Eastern Welling 386 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1906 District then whilst in the Kent Provincial Area. Moved with Woolwich into the Kent Provincial Area in 1879. Independent Sub Office 1879 - 1906 + Wellingborough 858 Northts 1844 1962 1844 1902 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wellington 859 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wellington 860 Som 1844 1962 1844 1924 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wellington College J09 Berks 1892 1906 1887 1891 Under Wokingham 1887 - 1890. Independent Sub Office 1890 - 1906 + Renamed Crowthorne Station in 1929. Station. Wells 863 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1875 Head Post Office 1844 - 1894. Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wells 864 Som 1844 1962 1844 1885 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Welshpool 852 Mont 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Welwyn 865 Herts 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Welwyn Garden City 857 Herts 1928 1962 NONE NONE Wem 711 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1907 Under Shrewsbury 1844 - 1906 + Wembley 908 Middx 1882 1962 1878 1897 Under Harrow 1878 (908 issued) - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Crediton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Wembworthy 071 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1896 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wendover 867 Bucks 1844 1906 1844 1861 Head Post Office 1844 - 1846. Under Tring 1846 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wendover 385 Bucks 1929 1962 NONE NONE Weobley 003 Heref 1855 1906 1852 1899 Under Hereford 1844 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + West Bromwich 868 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + West Cornforth H48 Durham 1887 1906 1885 1907 Under Ferry Hill 1868 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + West Cross 121 Glam 1874 1906 1874 1887 Under Swansea 1874 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. West Derby, Liverpool 466R Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE West Didsbury 932 Ches 1924 1924 NONE NONE West Drayton D96 Middx 1874 1906 1868 1900 Under Uxbridge 1844 - 1900. Yiewsley Railway Sub Office 1900 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + West Drayton 850 Middx 1934 1959 NONE NONE West Felton 174 Salop 1882 1906 1874 1886 Under Shrewsbury 1856 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(174 issued in 1874)- 1887. Oswestry 1887 - 1906 + Under Hartlepool 1849 - 1854. Head Post Office 1854 -(O29 issued in 1854)- 1906 + Stopped using O29 in 1857 West Hartlepool 029 Durham 1855 1962 1854 1857 although in all lists up to 1962. West Kirby 862 Ches 1924 1962 NONE NONE West Malling C91 Kent 1882 1906 1880 1911 Under Maidstone 1844 - 1892. Independent Sub Office 1902 - 1906 + West Malling 872 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Brighton 1870 - 1891 :- Town Receiving House 1870 - 1876. Branch Office 1876 - 1891. Closed 1891. A 3VOD West Pier, Brighton 132 Sussex 1882 1890 with West Pier Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1882. West Tanfield J51 Yorks N.R. 1892 1906 1889 1906 Under Ripon 1845 - 1855. Bedale 1855 - 1906 + West Town B45 Som 1874 1906 1860 stamp Under Bristol 1844 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 + In South Eastern District of London under Bromley 1857 - 1865. Moved with Bromley into the Kent Provincial Area in West Wickham 796 Kent 1882 1906 1877 G.P.O. 1865. Under Bromley 1865 - 1870. Beckenham 1870 - 1901. Independent Sub Office 1901 - 1906 + West Wickham 856 Kent 1933 1962 NONE NONE West Woodburn 672 Northumb 1882 1906 1876 G.P.O. Under Hexham 1847 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 -(672 issued in 1876)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Westbourne, 060B Hants 1929 1962 NONE NONE Bournemouth Westbury 870 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1912 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Newnham 1844 - 1851. Gloucester 1851. Newnham 1851 - 1864. Gloucester 1864 - 1875. Newnham 1875. Westbury on Severn 341 Glos 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O. Gloucester 1875 -(341 issued in 1875)- 1884. Newnham 1884 - 1906 + Westbury on Trym 861 Som 1924 1962 NONE NONE Westerham J22 Kent 1892 1906 1888 1908 Under Sevenoaks 1844 - 1857. Edenbridge 1857 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Westerham 869 Kent 1924 1962 NONE NONE Under Brighton 1854 - 1906+ :- Town Receiving House 1854 - 1885. Branch Office 1885 - 1906 +. BO. in the cds from Western Rd. Brighton 132 Sussex 1880 1898 1885 onwards. A 3VOD with Western Rd. Brighton in the cds was sent in Jun 1880. Westgate G78 Durham 1899 1899 NONE NONE No numeral cancellations recorded Westgate on Sea G48 Kent 1882 1906 1882 1907 Under Margate 1873 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Westgate on Sea 884 Kent 1924 1959 NONE NONE Westhoughton 954 Lancs 1952 1959 NONE NONE Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Numbers 871A and 871B were used in triangular machine marks in the 1960's, the Weston super Mare 871 Som 1844 1962 1844 1898 allocation is unknown. Weston under Penyard F76 Heref 1874 1906 1872 G.P.O. Under Gloucester 1845. Ross 1846 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Tadcaster 1855 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1878. Head Post Office 1878 - Wetherby 872 Yorks W.R. 1844 1906 1844 1883 1906 + Wetherby 889 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Esher 1844 - 1854. Chertsey 1854 - 1863. Weybridge Station 1863 - 1880. Head Post Office 1880 -(B87 issued in Weybridge B87 Surrey 1882 1924 1880 1911 1880)- 1906 + Weybridge 087 Surrey 1928 1962 NONE NONE Weybridge Station B87 Surrey 1874 1874 1863 1880 Sorting Office 1863 - 1880. Closed 1880. Weymouth 873 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Whaley Bridge 896 Lancs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Whalley 734 Lancs 1882 1906 1876 1909 Under Blackburn 1844 - 1906 + Wheatley 874 Oxon 1844 1857 1844 1862 Head Post Office 1844 - 1863. Under Oxford 1863 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wheatley H25 Oxon 1887 1906 1884 1889 Head Post Office 1844 - 1863. Under Oxford 1863 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Gateshead 1844 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1892. Swalwell Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Whickham G96 Durham 1887 1906 1883 1891 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Whitby 875 Yorks N.R. 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Andover Road 1844 - 1854/6. Micheldever Station 1854/6 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1896. Railway Whitchurch 23 Hants 1844 1857 1844 1858 Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Under Andover Road 1844 - 1854/6. Micheldever Station 1854/6 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1896. Railway Whitchurch 099 Hants 1882 1962 1879 1910 Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906+ Whitchurch K29 Heref 1902 1906 NONE NONE Under Ross 1844 - 1851. Monmouth 1851 - 1882. Ross 1882 - 1906 +. Whitchurch 876 Salop 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Whitchurch A01 Salop NONE NONE Charge marks with the numbers A01 and A10 were sent to Whitchurch in Jul.1918. They were probably sent on to a subordinate office. Whitchurch A10 Salop NONE NONE Whitchurch, Cardiff 40 Glam 1962 NONE NONE Under Hastings 1877 - 1891. Replaced by Verulam Place Branch Office in 1891. A 3VOD with White Rock Hastings in White Rock, Hastings 342 Sussex 1883 1887 the cds was sent in Sep 1883. Whitecroft F22 Glos 1874 1906 1871 1904 Under Newnham 1847 - 1853. Lydney 1853 - 1906 + Whitecroft 903 Glos 1935 1962 NONE NONE Whitefield H44 Lancs 1887 1906 1885 1909 Under Manchester 1858 - 1906 + Whitefield, Manchester 866 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Whitehaven 877 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1915 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Whitehaven A01 Cumb NONE NONE Charge marks with the number A01 sent in Sep1915 to Whitehaven, probably sent on to a subordinate office. Whitehaven S.C. 077 Railway 1929 1954 NONE NONE SC = Sorting Carriage. Recorded used in tax stamps. Whitgift H82 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1886 G.P.O. Under Goole 1876 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + A 4VOD with Whitland RSO in the cds was issued in Dec1871. Under Narberth 1853 -1858. St.Clears 1859. Narberth Whitland F24 Carm 1874 1906 1871 1909 1860 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under North Shields 1845 - 1873. Newcastle 1873 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1902. Renamed Whitley Bay Whitley J61 Northumb 1892 1906 1889 1901 Railway Sub Office in 1902. Whitley Bay 886 Northumb 1924 1962 NONE NONE Whitley Bridge K22 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1906 Under Pontefract 1855 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Whitney E70 Heref 1874 1906 1869 1879 Under Hereford 1854 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E70 issued in 1869)- 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1906 + Whitstable B42 Kent 1882 1924 1880 1909 Under Canterbury 1844 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1906 + Whitstable 885 Kent 1927 1962 NONE NONE Whittington Barracks, 867 Staffs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Lichfield Whittlesea 040 Cambs 1857 1857 1854 1857 Under Peterborough 1844 - 1906 + Whittlesea 874 Cambs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Whitwell 936 Yorks N.R. 1844 1906 1844 1846 Under York 1844 - 1906 + Whyteleafe 515 Surrey 1899 1906 1895 1906 Under Warlingham Station 1886 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1906 + Whyteleafe 898 Surrey 1929 1962 NONE NONE Wickford 404 Essex 1844 1857 1844 1847 Under Ingatestone 1844 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1878. Rayleigh 1878 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1888. Wickford J48 Essex 1892 1906 1888 stamp Battles Bridge 1888 - 1890. Independent Sub Office 1890 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Wickford 838 Essex 1948 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Woodbridge 1844 - 1858. Head Post Office 1858 -(A20 issued in 1858)- 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Wickham Market A20 Suffolk 1874 1924 1858 1910 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wickham Market 020 Suffolk 1928 1962 NONE NONE Under Wotton under Edge 1844 - 1878. Charfield Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1880 - 1905. Wickwar 917 Glos 1844 1857 1844 1863 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Widnes G05 Lancs 1874 1906 1873 1899 Under Warrington 1853 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906 + Widnes 891 Lancs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Wigan 878 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Brandon 1870 - 1873. Fakenham 1873 - 1876. New Walsingham 1876 - 1877. Railway Sub Office 1877 - 1905. Wighton 572 Norfolk 1882 1906 1875 1891 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wigston 880 Leics 1924 1924 NONE NONE Wigston 906 Leics 1938 1962 NONE NONE Wigton 879 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1907 Under Carlisle 1844 - 1855. Head Post Office 1855 - 1906 + Willenhall 039 Staffs 1857 1906 1854 1905 Under Walsall 1844 - 1854. Wolverhampton 1854 - 1906 + Willenhall 887 Staffs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Willesborough H41 Kent 1887 1906 1885 1910 Under Ashford 1844 - 1906 + Under Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 - 1884. Independent Sub Office 1884 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - Willingdon J33 Sussex 1892 1906 1888 1908 1888. Eastbourne 1888 - 1894. Independent Sub Office 1894 - 1906 + Willington C71 Durham 1874 1906 1866 1907 Under Durham 1845 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 -(C71 issued in 1866)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Willington 880 Durham 1929 1959 NONE NONE Willington Quay J97 Northumb 1892 1906 1891 1907 Under Newcastle on Tyne 1851 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Williton 777 Som 1844 1906 1844 1921 Under Taunton 1844 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1895. Taunton 1895 - 1906 + Wilmslow C78 Ches 1874 1906 1866 1892 Under Manchester 1844 - 1906 + Wilmslow 933 Ches 1924 1962 NONE NONE Wilton 685 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1906 Under Salisbury 1844 - 1906 + Under Putney in London District Post 1844 - 1857. Suburban District in South Western District 1857 - 1877. Head Office Wimbledon District 1877 - 1882. Sub Office ( a term used in London for a former Head District Office ) in Wimbledon 801 Surrey 1882 1887 1877 1890 Wandsworth District 1882 - 1906 . Always in London despite having a provincial style duplex number 801. Used numbers 44 and 58 in London style. Provincial number 810 was issued in 1877 and used up to 1890. Wimbledon Camp 801 Surrey 1877 1889 Seasonal Branch Office. Annual meeting of the National Rifle Association.

Wimborne 882 Dorset 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Bath 1855 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1875. Bath 1875 - 1904. Independent Wincanton 883 Som 1844 1962 1844 1911 Sub Office 1904. Bath 1904 - 1906. Independent Sub Office 1906 + Winchcombe 536 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1906 Under Cheltenham 1844 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Winchelsea 968 Sussex 1882 1906 1878 1911 Under Rye 1844 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1873. Rye 1873 - 1904. Independent Sub Office 1904 - 1906 + Winchelsea 339 Sussex 1963 NONE NONE Winchester 888 Hants 1844 1962 1844 1909 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Winchfield 963 Hants 1849 1906 1848 1915 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Windermere 976 Westmd 1850 1962 1848 1911 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Windhill, Shipley 184 Yorks W.R. 1887 1890 Under Shipley 1880 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Windhill Shipley Yrks. In the cds was sent in Mar 1887. Windsor 890 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1884 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Winforton E69 Heref 1874 1906 1869 1893 Under Hereford 1863 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E69 issued in 1869)- 1900. Hereford 1900 - 1906 + Winfrith 102 Dorset 1899 1906 1898 1901 Under Dorchester 1844 - 1906 + Under Durham 1846 - 1849. Ferry Hill 1849 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Wingate D69 Durham 1868 1870 +

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Number D71 was used both at Castle Eden Colliery (in a 4VOS) and Wingate (in a 3VOD). Wingate was under Durham Wingate D71 Durham 1874 1906 1890 1906 1848 - 1855. Ferry Hill 1856 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wingate Station H49 Durham 1887 1906 1885 1909 Wingate Railway Sub Office 1885 -(H49 issued in 1885)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wingham 893 Kent 1844 1906 1844 1879 Head Post Office 1844 - 1860. Under Sandwich 1860 - 1890. Dover 1890 - 1906 + Winkleigh 072 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1912 Crediton 1844 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Winkleigh 435 Devon 1963 NONE NONE Winscombe 884 Som 1962 NONE NONE Winsford 526 Ches 1844 1857 1844 stamp Under Middlewich 1844 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Winsford B67 Ches 1874 1924 1862 1905 Winsford 067 Ches 1928 1962 NONE NONE Winslow 894 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Winton, Bournemouth 916 Hants 1924 1924 NONE NONE Winton, Bournemouth 060A Hants 1929 1962 NONE NONE Wirksworth 895 Derbys 1844 1906 1844 1888 Head Post Office 1844 - 1875. Derby 1875- 1894. Independent Sub Office 1894 - 1906 + Wirral, Moreton 466W Ches 1962 1962 NONE NONE Wisbeach 897 Cambs 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Changed to Wisbech, a 4VOD was issued in Mar1877 with the new spelling. Under Shrewsbury 1847 - 1857. Railway Sub Office 1857 - 1873. Shrewsbury 1873 - 1874. Craven Arms Railway Sub Wistanstow 090 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1873 Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Witham 900 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1896 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Crediton 1844 - 1860 (See Crediton). Morchard Bishop Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Witheridge 014 Devon 1855 1906 1852 1907 1905 - 1906 + Witheridge 070 Devon 1883 G.P.O. Error of number O7O in a 3VOD instead of O14 Withernsea 912 Yorks E.R. 1949 1962 NONE NONE Witley Camp 909 Surrey NONE NONE 1d to pay 909 used at Witley Camp Godalming c.1915 Witney 902 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Under Staplehurst 1844 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1880. Rye 1880 - 1890. Independent Sub Office 1890 - 1894. Peasmarsh Wittersham H59 Kent 1887 1906 1885 1910 1894 - 1906 + Witton le Wear 109 Durham 1899 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellations. Witton Park K78 Durham 1902 1906 1897 1902 Under Darlington 1848 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Head Post Office 1844 - 1854. Under Wellington 1854 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Wiveliscombe 903 Som 1844 1906 1844 1891 1905 - 1906 + Wivenhoe H15 Essex 1887 1906 1884 G.P.O. Under Colchester 1844 - 1906 + Woburn 906 Beds 1844 1929 1844 1891 Head Post Office 1844 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Woking C66 Surrey 1924 1924 1883 1920 Was Woking Station. Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1906 + Woking 966 Surrey 1928 1962 NONE NONE Woking Station C66 Surrey 1874 1906 1865 1883 Independent Sub Office 1865 - 1883. Renamed Woking 1883. Head Post Office 1844 - 1857. Under Farnborough Station 1857. Reading 1858 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1864. Wokingham 904 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1865 - 1906 + Wolfcastle E11 Pem 1874 1906 1868 1877 Under Haverfordwest 1853 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wolseley Bridge 663 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1846 Under Rugeley 1844 - 1853. Stafford 1853 - 1855. Rugeley 1855 - 1864. Stafford 1864 - 1906 + Wolverhampton 905 Staffs 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Office 1844 - 1906 + Wolverhampton, Bilston 905A Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE Wolverhampton, NEPDO. 905D Staffs 1967 NONE NONE Wolverhampton, NWPDO. 905C Staffs 1967 NONE NONE Wolverhampton, PDO. 905B Staffs 1963 NONE NONE Wolverton B19 Bucks 1874 1906 1859 1902 Under Stoney Stratford 1852 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wolverton 909 Bucks 1924 1962 NONE NONE Wombwell 911 Yorks W.R. 1924 1962 NONE NONE

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Under Beaconsfield 1844 - 1855. Slough 1855 - 1863. Beaconsfield Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1887. Maidenhead 1887 - Wooburn G46 Bucks 1882 1906 1882 1892 1891. Wooburn Green 1891 - 1906 + Woodborough K09 Wilts 1892 1906 1892 1900 Under Marlborough 1877 - 1892. Pevensey 1892 - 1906 + Woodbridge 907 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1905 Under Ipswich 1844. Head Post Office 1845 - 1906 + Woodchester F72 Glos 1874 1906 1872 G.P.O. Under Stroud 1844 - 1906 + Woodchurch 584 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1910 Under Tenterden 1844 - 1855. Staplehurst 1855 - 1869. Ashford 1869 - 1906 + London District Post 1844 -1857. North Eastern District 1857 - 1866. On the demise of the North Eastern District in Dec Woodford Bridge D94 Essex 1874 1906 1868 1892 1866, moved to the Essex Provincial Area. Receiving House under Woodford Green 1867 - 1868. Receiving House under Chigwell Road 1868 - 1906 + North Eastern District under Woodford 1858 - 1866. On the demise of the North Eastern District, moved to the Essex Provincial Area in Dec 1866 : Independent Sub Office 1867 - 1906 +. When in London Woodford Green was allocated Woodford Green F20 Essex 1874 1924 1871 1889 number 53. After moving to the Provincial Area and before F20 obliterators were issued, it used 53 in a provincial style duplex. Woodford Green 920 Essex 1928 1962 NONE NONE Woodhall Spa 913 Lincs 1924 1962 NONE NONE Woodstock 910 Oxon 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Woodville 213 Derbys 1882 1906 1874 1914 Under Burton on Trent 1844 - 1906 + Woodyates 913 Dorset 1844 1857 1844 1844 Head Post Office 1844 - 1845. Closed before April 1845. But continued in the lists until 1857. Wool J68 Dorset 1892 1906 1889 1911 Under Wareham 1844 - 1906 + Wooler 63 Northumb 1844 1906 1844 1910 Under Belford 1844 - 1854. Alnwick 1854 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Newbury 1844 - 1861. Reading 1861 - 1895. Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 Woolhampton J81 Berks 1892 1906 1891 1905 + Woolpit 102 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Bury St.Edmunds 1844 - 1906 + Woolton, Liverpool 466X Lancs 1962 1962 NONE NONE London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. Used number 21 in a London style numeral cancel. Stopped using district initials in 1875. Provisional style cancel issued in 1874 and used up to 1904. Head Post Woolwich 264 Kent 1882 1906 1874 1904 Office in its own District in London 1876 - 1879. Moved to the Kent Provincial area in 1879. Head Post Office in Kent 1879 - 1906 + Woolwich Road, Old J86 Kent 1892 1902 1892 1898 Replacement of Lower Road Old Charlton in 1892. Under Old Charlton 1892 - 1906 + Charlton Last cancellation recorded in Aug1847, despite being in all the lists to 1906. Under Market Drayton 1844 - 1868. Woore 510 Salop 1844 1906 1844 1847 Newcastle 1868 - 1906 + Under Swindon 1844 - 1875. Independent Sub Office 1875 - 1880. Swindon 1880 - 1897. Independent Sub Office 1897 - Wootton Bassett 768 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1908 1904. Swindon 1904 - 1906 + Under Ryde 1844 - 1853. Southampton 1854 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 -(C65 issued in 1865)- 1905. Independent Wootton Bridge C55 I.O.W. 1874 1906 1865 1899 Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Worcester 918 Worcs 1844 1962 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Worcester Park 205 Surrey 1882 1906 1874 1912 Under Kingston 1872 - 1874. Independent Sub Office 1874 -(205 issued in 1874)- 1906 + Worcester Park 914 Surrey 1938 1962 NONE NONE Workington 921 Cumb 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Workington H14 Cumb 1884 G.P.O. A 3VOS H14 was sent in error to Workington, not seen used Worksop 922 Notts 1844 1962 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Worstead 582 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 stamp Under Norwich 1844 - 1906 + Worthing 923 Sussex 1844 1965 1844 1901 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Worthing 193 Sussex 1855 1856 Error of number 193 in a 3HOS instead of 923 Under Worthing 1884 - 1898. Town Receiving House of Worthing 1897 - 1898. Renamed Railway Approach in 1898. A Worthing Station Office 923 Sussex 1884 1897 3VOD with Worthing Station Office in the cds was first used in Aug 1884. Worthing, Brighton Road 923 Sussex 1883 1886 Under Worthing 1879 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Brighton Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Sep 1883.

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FIRST LAST OFFICE NO. COUNTY FIRST LIST LAST LIST STATUS. ISSUE USED Worthing, Brunswick 923 Sussex 1883 1887 Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Brunswick Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Sep 1883. Road Worthing, Chapel Road 923 Sussex 1883 1884 Under Worthing 1882 - 1885. Closed 1885. A 3VOD with Chapel Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. North Worthing, Clifton Road 923 Sussex 1883 G.P.O. Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Clifton Road Worthing in the cds was sent in Dec 1883. Was West Buildings. Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Montague St. Worthing in the cds was sent in May Worthing, Montague St 923 Sussex 1883 1887 1883. Wotton F13 Surrey 1874 1902 1870 1872 Railway Sub Office 1870 - 1876. Office closed in 1876 Wotton under Edge 915 Glos 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1901. Railway Sub Office 1901 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wrafton J55 Devon 1892 1906 1889 stamp Under Barnstaple 1875 - 1889. Railway Sub Office 1889 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Lincoln 1844 - 1849. Head Post Office 1849 - 1897. Independent Sub Office 1897 - 1900. Railway Sub Office 1900 Wragby 460 Lincs 1844 1906 1844 1911 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Wrentham 837 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1858 Under Wangford 1844 - 1906 + Wrexham 924 Denbigh 1844 1962 1844 1904 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wrexham 824 Denbigh 1884 1884 Error of number 824 in a 3VOD instead of 924 Wrington B23 Som 1874 1906 1859 1877 Under Bristol 1844 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 + Wrotham F37 Kent 1882 1906 1882 G.P.O. Under Sevenoaks 1844 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1906 + Wroughton 769 Wilts 1844 1906 1844 1908 Under Swindon 1844 - 1906 + Under Southampton 1856 - 1865. Godshill 1865 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - Wroxall D50 I.O.W. 1882 1906 1881 stamp 1906 + Wye 431 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1907 Under Ashford 1844 - 1906 + Wye Bridge Street, 532 Monm 1887 G.P.O. Under Monmouth 1884 - 1890. Closed 1890. A 3VOD with Wye Bridge St. Monmouth in the cds was sent in Feb 1887. Monmouth Under Newcastle on Tyne 1848 - 1855. Gateshead 1855 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 - 1905. Independent Sub Office Wylam B73 Northumb 1874 1906 1863 1908 1905 - 1906 + Wymondham 925 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1961 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Wythenshawe 576 Ches 1949 1962 NONE NONE Yalding D07 Kent 1882 1906 1880 1910 Under Maidstone 1844 - 1857. Staplehurst 1857 - 1873. Maidstone 1873 - 1906 + Yardley, Birmingham 75Y Warwks 1937 1962 NONE NONE Yarm 926 Yorks N.R. 1844 1929 1844 1905 Head Post Office 1844 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Lymington 1844 - 1855. Southampton 1856 - 1865. Newport 1865 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1905. Yarmouth 486 I.O.W. 1844 1962 1844 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Yarmouth 927 Norfolk 1844 1882 1844 1882 Changed to Great Yarmouth in June 1883. Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Yatton B21 Som 1874 1906 1859 1879 Under Bristol 1844 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1895. Bristol 1895 - 1906 + Yatton Keynell 043 Wilts 1857 1857 1855 1859 Under Chippenham 1845 - 1906 + Yeadon J93 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1891 1912 Under Leeds 1844 - 1906 + Yeadon 994 Yorks W.R. 1954 1962 NONE NONE Yealmpton 928 Devon 1844 1857 1844 1856 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Plympton 1855 - 1889. Plymouth 1889 - 1906 + Yeovil 929 Som 1844 1962 1844 1899 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + Yiewsley 994 Middx 1924 1934 NONE NONE Under Pontypridd 1881 -(A88 issued)- 1893. Porth Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Ynyshir A88 Glam 1882 1906 1881 G.P.O. Independent Sub Office 1906 + Under Swansea 1867 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E50 issued in 1869)- 1873. Swansea 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Ynysmudw E50 Glam 1874 1902 1869 G.P.O. Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1867 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1873. Swansea 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 - 1905. Ynysmudw H07 Glam 1899 1906 1901 1904 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Ynysybwl H63 Glam 1902 1906 G.P.O. Was Clivetown, changed to Ynysybwl in 1889. Under Pontypridd 1889 - 1906 + (assumed to be in the 1902 list) York 930 Yorks York 1844 1962 1844 1921 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 + York, Micklegate 930 Yorks York 1879 1887 Under York 1844 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Micklegate, York in the cds was sent in Oct 1879.

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York, Strensall Camp 930 Yorks N.R. 1892 1915 Under York 1889 - 1906 + Seasonal. A 3VOD with Strensall Camp York in the cds was first used in May 1892. Yoxford 692 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1850 Under Saxmundham 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1886. Saxmundham 1886 - 1906 + Yoxford D95 Suffolk 1874 1906 undated G.P.O. Yoxford D65 Suffolk 1884 1919 Error of number D65 in a 3VOD instead of D95 Under Swansea 1851 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E38 issued in 1869)- 1873. Swansea 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Ystalyfera E38 Glam 1874 1906 1869 1910 Office 1896 - 1898. Independent Sub Office 1898 - 1906 + Ystalyfera 045 Glam 1962 NONE NONE Railway Sub Office 1871 -(F33 issued in 1871)- 1883. Aberystwyth 1883 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Ystrad Meurig F33 Card 1874 1906 1871 1909 Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1904. Railway Sub Office 1904 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 + Under Pontypridd 1867 - 1893. Pentre Railway Sub Office 1893 - 1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1905. Town Receiving House Ystrad Rhondda 988 Glam 1882 1887 1876 1900 of Pentre 1905 - 1906 + Under Swansea 1849 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 -(E39 issued in 1869)- 1873. Swansea 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Ystradgynlais E39 Brec 1874 1906 1869 1906 Office 1896 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

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