The History of the Postmarks of the British Isles from 1840 to 1876 - John Hendy (1909)

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tCbe IDistor^ of tbePOSTMARKSOF THEBritishFrom 1840 to 1876Islescompiled chiefly from official recordsBYThe late JOHN G. HENDYCURATOR OF THE RECORD ROOM, GENERAL POST OFFICEAlso published as a Supplement to " Gibbons Stamp Weekly" from March 6 to Aupisl 14, igogLONDONSTANLEY GIBBONS, LIMITED391 STRAND, W.C.NEW YORKSTANLEY GIBBONS, Inc.rgS BROADWAY1909
Page 2 and 3: CORNELLUNIVERSITYLIBRARYONE OF ACOL
Page 7 and 8: CONTENTSPreface .Introduction .Page
Page 9 and 10: THE POSTMARKSOF THEBRITISHFROM 1840
Page 11 and 12: PREFACE.no doubt represents Sunday.
Page 13 and 14: PREFACE.noted, has the route lettei
Page 15 and 16: PREFACE. 7" This town, which former
Page 17 and 18: "TheINTRODUCTION. 9the stamps by th
Page 19 and 20: INTRODUCTION.iiThese obliteration m
Page 21 and 22: ViS Southampton.
Page 23 and 24: LONDON CHIEF OFFICE. 15which from t
Page 25 and 26: LONDON CHIEF OFFICE 17important che
Page 27 and 28: LONDON CHIEF OFFICE. 19this period.
Page 29 and 30: LONDON CHIEF OFFICE.t09L^>^ —:Itm
Page 31 and 32: —LONDON CHIEF OFFICE. 23In 1863 a
Page 33 and 34: "CHAPTER 11.PAID LETTERS AND OFFICI
Page 35 and 36: PAID LETTERS AND OFFICIAL CORRESPON
Page 37 and 38: REGISTERED LETTERS AND BANKERS' PAR
Page 39 and 40: REGISTERED LETTERS AND BANKERS' PAR
Page 41 and 42: NEWSPAPERS AND BOOKS33Fig 154. Used
Page 43 and 44: NEWSPAPERS AND BOOKS. 35penny for e
Page 45 and 46: —NEWSPAPERS AND BOOKS. 37Fig. 185
Page 47 and 48: CHAPTER V.RETURNED LETTER BRANCH.Wh
Page 49 and 50: RETURNED LETTER BRANCH. 41Letters,
Page 51 and 52: CHAPTER VI.LONDON DISTRICTThe Twope
Page 53 and 54: LONDON DISTRICT. 45were Letter-carr
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LONDON DISTRICT. 47nothing to disti
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LONDON DISTRICT. 49T WO y^J-JUI%Fig
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LONDON DISTRICT. 51The Maltese Cros
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LONDON DISTRICT. 53Burlington House
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FOREIGN BRANCH.5Ssuch an arrangemen
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—FOREIGN BRANCH. 57-Foreign rates
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CHAPTER VIII.COLONIAL AND FOREIGN P
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COLONIAL AND FOREIGN PACKET SERVICE
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dCOLONIAL AND FOREIGN PACKET SERVIC
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COLONIAL AND FORELGN PACKET SERVICE
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SHIP LETTERS. 67The Ship-Letter Off
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CHAPTER X.NAVY POST OFFICE.Such off
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TRAVELLING POST OFFICE. 71and retur
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TRAVELLING POST OFFICE.73MI^^^'^^o^
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CHAPTER XII.COUNTRY POST OFFICES—
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—COUNTRY POST OFFICES—ENGLAND A
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COUNTRY POST OFFICES—ENGLAND AND
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'COUNTRY POST OFFICES—ENGLAND AND
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CHAPTER XIII.HOME PACKET SERVICE.Th
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HOME PACKET SERVICE. 89the insular
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HOME PACKET SERVICE, 91coasts of Sc
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HOME PACKET SERVICE93Shetlands.HILL
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HOME PACKET SERVICE. 95Lewis and Ha
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CHAPTER XIV.SCOTLAND,Scotland, whic
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;"SCOTLAND.99In Scotland for many y
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SCOTLAND.lolipf^Tx;><rif)OrX!»o^Fi
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SCOTLAND. 103Chief Office only with
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SCOTLAND. 105For letters posted aft
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SCOTLAND. 107Edinburgh (see Fig. 72
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IRELAND.log^ JA 171959.:$LFig. 739.
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IRELAND.IllAs regards this arrangem
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IRELAND. "3attention." This was don
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IRELAND. "5^.252_-^77.-Fij. 803. Fi
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IRELAND. 117This stamp was supersed
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—POSTAGE STAMPS. 119" Pendant Lab
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POSTAGE STAMPS. 121Rose paper, was
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———POSTAGE STAMPS. 123Applica
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POSTAGE STAMPS. 125great boon, as a
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CHAPTER XVII.CONCLUSION.From the ti
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APPENDICES
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132 THE POSTMARKS OF THE BRITISH IS
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THE POSTMARKS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
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ISOTHE POSTMARKS OF THE BRITISH ISL
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APPENDIX C.LIST OF OBLITERATION MAR
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I5S THE POSTMARKS OF THE BRITISH IS
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APPENDIX E.Number of Postage Stamps
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1 82 THE POSTMARKS OF THE BRITISH I
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THE POSTMARKS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
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THE STANLEY GIBBONSPhilatelic Handb
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No. 9.—The POSTAGE STAMPS, etc.,F
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The Mulready EnvelopeAnd its Carica
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