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

—
50 THE POSTMARKS , OF
THE BRITISH ISLES FROM ISJfi.
Another very important change was carried out in 1857, when a late evening delivery,
terminating about 9 p.m., was established to all places within, six or seven miles of
London. This late delivery had the effect of rendering unnecessary the Sunday morning
delivery of letters in the districts served.
The whole of the receiving houses, some 500, and the following branch or lettercarrier
offices, were under the control of the Postmasters of the districts in which they
were situated :
1 Highgate.
2 Finchley.
3 Whetstone.
4 Hampstead.
5 Hendon.
6 Edgware.
7 Stoke Newington.
8 Tottenham.
10 Edmonton.
11 Enfield.
12 Bow.
13 Stratford.
14 Ley ton.
15 Woodford.
16 Chigwell.
17 Ilford.
Twickenham.
18 Deptford.
34 Richmond. Office).
20 Greenwich.
35
36 Hampton.
21 Woolwich.
37 Brompton.
22 Eltham.
38 Kensington.
23 Bexley.
39 Hammersmith.
24 Dulwich.
40 Acton.
25 Sydenham.
41 Brentford.
26 Beckenham.
42 Paddington.
27 Clapham.
43 Charing Cross.
28 Tooting.
44 North Row (Branch Ofifice),
29 Mitcham.
45 Portland Street.
30 Carshalton.
46 Stepney.
31 Wandsworth. 47 Southwark.
32 Putney.
48 Shoreditch.
33 Mortlake.
49 Sidmouth Street (Branch
25^C ;^
,y MG o
<BST
Fig. 279. Fig. 280.
Fig. 281.
The number against each office denotes the number of its obliteration stamp ; the
types of the obliteration and date stamps are shown in Figs. 279-281.
When the ten London districts were formed, Lombard Street and Charing Cross
remained branch offices, and it was decided that the Maltese Cross types of mark should
be abolished, and new types introduced at both offices (Figs. 282-286).
<^0 S/^
£^rz
Fig. 282. Used on Paid Letters. Fig. 283. Used on ordinary Letters
posted before 3 p.m.
Fig. 284. Used on Prepaid
Foreign Letters,