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

TRAVELLING POST OFFICE. 71
and returned on Sunday morning ; another set worked down on Sunday night and back
on Monday morning. In connection with these sorting tenders a special stamp was
brought into use to be impressed on missent or misdirected letters (Figs. 419-424), and
Cnw.S.T.) (GW.$:T3 [S.W.S.T]
Fig 410.
North Western Sorting
Tender.
Fig. 420.
Great Western Sorting
Tender.
Fig. 421.
South Western Sorting
Tender.
[5.E.S.T) (C.S.T) (I. ST.)
Fig. 422. South Eastern Sorting Fig. 423. Cambridge Sorlin
Tender.
Tender.
Fig. 424. Ipswich Sorting
Tender.
a few years later (1853) stamps were brought into use on the regular Travelling Post
Offices for a similar purpose (Figs. 425, 426).
Fig. '125.
L&E-R.P.a
London' and Exeter Railway P.O.
North¥-R^
Fig. 426.
In 1859 it was decided that all letters dealt with in Travelling Post Offices should
be impressed with a distinguishing stamp, and a type of small stamps was then brought
into use (Figs. 427-432), and all letters sent from the London Office to the Travelling
Figs. 42? and 428. North Western Railway. Fig. 429. South Eastern
Fig. 430. Lancaster and
M—Morning ; E— Evening.
Railway.
Carlisle Railway.
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CR
Fig. 431, Caledonian Railway. Fig. 432. Used on Letters sent by the Caledonian
Railway T.P.O. " forward " bag.
Post Offices which could not be included in the regular bags were impressed with
distinguishing marks to denote that they were dealt with in the Travelling Office
(Figs. 433-437). These marks were placed on the letters in the Inland Letter Office.
Fig. 433.
London and Exeter R.P.O.
Fig. 434.
North Western Railway P.O.
Fig. 435.
Cork Railway P.O. , forward.