POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS · 2018. 6. 23. · Under Pontypridd 1884...

POST OFFICE NUMBERS USED IN BARRED NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS

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Abbots Bromley 828 Staffs 1844 1857 1844 1856 Under Rugeley 1844 - 1906 +

Abbots Langley 896 Herts 1882 1906 1878 G.P.O.Under Hemel Hempstead 1846 -1855. Watford 1855 - 1886. Kings Langley Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1905. Independent

Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

Aberarth E22 Card 1874 1906 1868 1906Under Carmarthen 1862 - 1870. Aberystwyth 1870 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1896. Independent Sub Office

1896 - 1906 +

Aberavon E98 Glam 1874 1902 1870 1881Under Taibach 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1879. Taibach 1879 - 1885. Town Receiving House of Port Talbot

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

Aberayron C84 Card 1874 1906 1866 1907

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.

Aberdare, Mill Street 985 Glam 1887 G.P.O.

Aberdovey C32 Mer 1874 1906 1865 1909Under Machynlleth 1844. Welshpool 1845 - 1849. Shrewsbury 1849 - 1854. Welshpool 1855 - 1857. Shrewsbury 1857 -

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 +

Aberllechan H24 Glam 1887 1902 1884 G.P.O.Under Pontypridd 1884 -(H24 was issued in 1884)- 1885. Renamed Wattstown in 1885. But listed as Aberllechan to

1902.

Abermule B99 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1906Under Newtown 1852 - 1856 Shrewsbury 1856 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 (thus B99 issued) - 1905. Independent

Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

Aberporth 339 Card 1882 1906 1875 G.P.O.Under Cardigan 1851 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1857. Cardigan 1857 - 1905. Railway Sub Office 1905. Independent Sub

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,

Birmingham9 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE

Addingham 600 Yorks W.R. 1844 1906 1844 1858 Under Otley 1844 - 1856. Leeds 1856 - 1906+.

Addington Street,

Pamsgate634 Kent 1882 1889

Town Receiving House of Ramsgate 1872 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Addington Street Ramsgate in the cds was sent in

Jun 1882.

Addlestone J25 Surrey 1892 1906 1888 1908Under Chertsey 1844 - 1863. Weybridge Station 1863 - 1880. Weybridge 1880 - 1888. Independent Sub Office 1888 -

1906 +

Under Lampeter 1844 - 1850. Aberystwith 1850-1852. Lampeter 1852 - 1855. Carmarthen 1855 - 1869. Railway Sub

Office 1869 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

Under Pontypridd 1853. Aberdare 1854 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House of Aberdare 1869 - 1906 + A

3VOD with Mill St. Aberdare in the cds was sent in Mar 1887, it has not been recorded in use.

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Addlestone 086 Surrey 1965 NONE NONE

Adelphi 598 Jamaica 1882 1902 not GB not GB A 3HOS, that was only used on Jamaican stamps.

Adlingfleet H77 Yorks W.R. 1887 1906 1886 G.P.O.Under Goole 1848 - 1855. Howden 1855 - 1870. Closed 1870 - 1876. Goole 1876 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905.

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

Alcester 755 Warwks 1844 1962 1844 1858Under Stratford 1844 - 1851. Bromsgrove 1851 - 1867. Redditch 1867 - 1894. Railway Sub Office 1894 - 1905.

Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Although in the lists from 1844 to 1962, only used numerals from 1844 to 1858.

Aldborough 691 Suffolk 1844 1857 1844 1858Under Saxmundham 1844 - 1869. Independent Sub Office 1869 - 1880 Saxmundham 1880 - 1889. Railway Sub Office

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 +

Aldeburgh D15 Suffolk 1874 1906 1867 1910Under Saxmundham 1844 - 1869. Independent Sub Office 1869 - 1880 Saxmundham 1880 - 1889. Railway Sub Office

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+

Aldershot 78 Hants 1874 1962 1874 1898Under Farnham 1845 - 1857. Farnborough Station 1857 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1883. Head Post Office

1883 -1906 +

Aldershot Camp 046 Hants 1857 1857 1855 1859

Aldershot Camp 96 Hants 1874 1902 1874 1898

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 +

Alnmouth 101 Northumb 1874 1906 1874 1907Under Alnwick 1844 - 1864. Bilton Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - (101 issued in 1874 ) -

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

Alston 607 Cumb 1844 1906 1844 1859Under Penrith 1844 - 1860. Carlisle 1860 - 1902. Railway Sub Office 1902 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +.

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 +

Altrincham 12 Ches 1844 1962 1844 1896Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Manchester 1855 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1869. Head Post Office 1869 -

1906 +

Altywalis E16 Carm 1874 1902 1868 stampUnder Carmarthen 1866 - 1870. Not listed 1871 - 1885. Reopened in 1886, under Llanpumpsaint Railway Sub Office

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 +

Under Farnborough Station 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1883. Railway Sub Office 1883 - 1902. Renamed

"Stanhope Lines" in 1906.




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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 +

Andover A06 Hants NONE NONEA charge mark with the number A06 was sent to Andover in Jun.1916. It was probably then sent on to a subordinate

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 +

Appledore A19 Devon 1874 1906 1858 1910Under Bideford 1844 - 1855. Barnstaple 1855 - 1858. Crediton 1858 - 1860 (See Crediton). Railway Sub Office 1860 -


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 +

Arnside K54 Westmd 1902 1906 1893 1907Under Milnthorpe 1848 - 1881. Carnforth 1881 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -

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 +

Ashburton 29 Devon 1844 1906 1844 1882Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Newton Abbot 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub

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

Ashton on Mersey C50 Ches 1865 1868Under Manchester 1845 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1868. Renamed Sale in 1868. Not in any list, C50 allocated

for a period between the 1857 and 1874 lists.

Ashton under Lyne 32 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1908 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

Askam 917 Lancs 1882 1906 1878 1906Under Dalton in Furness Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1876. Carnforth 1876 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1897.

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 +

Aspatria 819 Cumb 1882 1906 1877 1910Under Maryport 1844 - 1856. Carlisle 1856 - 1877. Railway Sub Office 1877 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906

+

Aspley 583A Notts 1962 1962 NONE NONE




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Aston Manor,

Birmingham75AM Warwks 1925 1962 NONE NONE

Aston on Clun 077 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1908Under Ludlow 1846 - 1850. Shrewsbury 1850 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1859 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -

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

Axbridge 994 Som 1855 1857 1859 1863Under Wells 1844. Weston super Mare 1845. Wells 1846 - 1857. Weston super Mare 1857 - 1873. Railway Sub Office

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 +

Aylsham 39 Norfolk 1844 1962 1844 1880Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Norwich 1855 - 1876. Head Post Office 1876 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 -


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

Bagshot B57 Surrey 1882 1906 1880 1897

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 +

Bala 220 Mer 1844 1906 1844 1928Under Corwen 1844 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1868. Corwen 1868 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905.


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 +

Bampton 050 Oxon 1857 1906 1855 1909Under Witney 1844 - 1860. Faringdon 1860 - 1895. Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1905 Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906

+

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

Barking F08 Essex 1874 1924 1870 1907London District Post 1844 -1857. Eastern District 1857 - 1870. Used 45B in a London style cancel. Became a Head Post

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 +

Barnard Castle 48 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1909Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Darlington 1855 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1875. Head Post Office 1876 -

1906 +

Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Farnborough Station 1853 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1890. Independent

Sub Office 1890 - 1900. Camberley 1900 - 1906 +




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Barnet 937 Herts 1845 1962 1844 1856

In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the Northern District 1857 - 1865.

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 +

Barrasford D61 Northumb 1882 1906 1880 stampUnder Hexham 1854 - 1878. Wall Railway Sub Office 1878 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 - 1905. Independent Sub

Office 1905 - 1906 +

Barrow in Furness B71 Lancs 1874 1924 1863 1904Under Ulverstone 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B71 issued in 1863)- 1869. Head Post Office 1869 - 1906 +

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

Barry Dock BO, Cardiff 162 Glam 1891 1894Branch Office established in 1890, A 3VOD with Barry Dock BO in the cds is first recorded used in 1891. Renamed

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

Batley F12 Yorks W.R. 1874 1924 1870 1899Under Bradford 1844 - 1855. Dewsbury 1855 - 1864. Leeds 1864 - 1870. Head Post Office 1870 -( F12 was issued in

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 +

Beaconsfield 57 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1880Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Slough 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906

+

Beaford 055 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1913Under Bideford 1844 - 1855. Barnstaple 1855 - 1856. Exeter 1856. Crediton 1856 -1860 (see Crediton) Railway Sub

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

Beaufort D84 Brec 1874 1906 1895 1899

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

Bebside B77 Northumb 1892 1906 1896 1915Was Cowpen Lane Railway Sub Office. Became Bebside Railway Sub Office in 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub Office

1905- 1906 +

Beccles 59 Suffolk 1844 1962 1844 1929 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

Beckenham D13 Kent 1874 1924 1867 1917London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1867. Used 26 in a London style cancellation. Moved

into the Kent Provincial Area in 1867. Head Post Office 1867 -(D13 issued in 1867) - 1906 +

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

1924.




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Beckenham 99 Kent 1925 1962 NONE NONE

Beckermet G52 Cumb 1882 1924 1882 1927Under Whitehaven 1844 - 1869. Carnforth 1869 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 -1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 -


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

Begelly E85 Pem 1874 1906 1870 1904Under Tenby 1844 - 1859. Narberth 1859 - 1870. Tenby 1870 -(E85 issued in 1870)- 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905.


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 +

Belvedere 404 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1891

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

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.

Berriew C01 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1898Under Welshpool 1844 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -

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 +

Bethania F02 Mer 1874 1906 1870 1881Under Carnarvon 1857 - 1870. Railway Sub Office 1870 -(F02 issued in 1870)- 1881. Blaenau Festiniog Railway Sub

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.

Bettws y Coed F32 Carn 1882 1906 1882 1913Under Conway 1852 - 1865. Llanrwst Railway Sub Office 1865 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 - 1905. Independent Sub

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

Beulah E64 Brec 1874 1906 1869 stamp

Under Brecon 1856 - 1858. Hereford 1858. Kington 1858 - 1860. Builth Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1869. Knighton

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.




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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.

Bexley 389 Kent 1882 1962 1875 1880

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

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 +

Bexley Heath 388 Kent 1882 1962 1875 1900

London District Post 1844 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1879. Ceased using district initials in 1875. 385 in

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

Bickley Station B12 Kent 1882 1902 1879 1897

Letter box under Bromley 1863 - 1865. Moved with Bromley into the Kent Provincial Area in 1865. Listed as under

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 +

Billericay 72 Essex 1844 1906 1844 1909Head Post Office 1844 - 1861. Under Ingatestone 1861 - 1871. Brentwood 1871 - 1899. Railway Sub Office 1899 - 1905.


Billericay 156 Essex 1938 1962 NONE NONE

Billingham 73 Durham 1934 1962 NONE NONE

Billingshurst 590 Sussex 1882 1962 1876 1905Under Horsham 1844 - 1876. Railway Sub Office 1876 -(590 issued in 1876)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906

+

Bilston 73 Staffs 1844 1924 1844 1907 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

Bilston, Wolverhampton 905A Staffs 1929 1962 NONE NONE

Bilton C18 Northumb 1874 1902 1864 1872Under Lesbury Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C18 issued in 1864)- Office closed in 1874. Replaced by Lesbury Railway

Sub Office

Bingham 584 Notts 1844 1857 1844 1858

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 +

Birchington G47 Kent 1882 1906 1882 1905Under Margate 1844 - 1886. Westgate on Sea 1886 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 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

Green9 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE

Birmingham, Aston

Manor75AM Warwks 1925 1962 NONE NONE

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

Under Nottingham 1844 - 1906 +




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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

Birmingham, Five Ways 75 Warwks 1883 1900Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Five Ways Birmingham in the cds was first sent

in Mar 1883.

Birmingham, Great Barr 75P Warwks 1959 NONE NONE

Birmingham, Great

Hampton St75 Warwks 1883 1909

Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Gt.Hampton St. in the cds was first sent in Feb

1883.

Birmingham, Great

Hampton St75D Warwks 1929 1954 NONE NONE

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

Norton75K Warwks 1938 1962 NONE NONE

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

Birmingham, Smethwick 75 Staffs 1886 1907Town Receiving House under Birmingham 1844 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Smethwick Birmingham in the cds was first

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

Coldfield765 Warwks 1924 1962 NONE NONE

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 +

Bishop Auckland 80 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1896Head Post Office 1844 -1856 Under Darlington 1856 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1874. Head Post Office 1874 -

1906 +

Bishop Auckland, South

Road80 Durham 1887 1888 Under Bishop Auckland 1884 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with South Rd Bishop Auckland in the cds was sent in Mar 1887.

Bishops Castle 82 Salop 1844 1906 1844 1906Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Shrewsbury 1855 - 1858. Railway Sub Office 1858 - 1905. Independent Sub Office

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.

Bissoe J27 Corn 1892 1906 1888 1891Under Devoran Railway Sub Office 1888 -(J27 issued in 1888)- 1892. Perranwell Station Railway Sub Office 1892 - 1905.


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

Blackawton B80 Devon 1874 1906 1863 1902

Blackburn 86 Lancs 1844 1962 1844 1906 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

Under Totnes 1846 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B80 issued 1863)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +




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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

Blackhill D20 Durham 1874 1906 1868 1900

Under Gateshead 1848 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(D20 issued in 1868)- 1869. Durham 1869 - 1872. Railway Sub

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 +

Blackpool, South Shore 953 Lancs 1888 1909Under Preston 1844 - 1877. Blackpool 1877 - later became a Town Receiving House of Blackpool. A 3VOD with South

Shore Blackpool in the cds was first used in Aug 1888.

Blackwater J75 Hants 1892 1906 1891 1897Under Bagshot 1844 - 1853. Farnborough Station 1853 - 1884. Farnborough 1884 - 1890. Camberley 1890 - 1891.

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

Blaenavon G43 Monm 1882 1906 1882 1908Under Abergavenny 1847 - 1854. Pontypool 1854 - 1883. Independent Sub Office 1883 - 1890. Railway Sub Office 1890 -

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.

Blaenllecha D42 Glam 1882 1902 1880 stampA new office was opened in 1880 called Blaenllecha, under Pontypridd 1880 - 1893. Ferndale Railway Sub Office 1893 -

1902. Pontypridd 1902 - 1906. Ferndale 1906 +

Blaenyffoss F61 Pem 1874 1906 1872 1901Under Cardigan 1860 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 -(F61 issued in 1872)- 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906

+

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 +

Blakeney 372 Norfolk 1844 1906 1844 1852

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.

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 +

Blaydon B63 Durham 1874 1906 1862 1911Under Gateshead 1845-1856. Newcastle on Tyne 1856 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office

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.

Blockley K71 Glos 1902 1906 1896 1896Under Moreton in Marsh 1844 - early 1850's. Broadway early 1850's - 1854. Moreton in Marsh 1854 - 1881. Independent

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

Blyth B74 Northumb 1874 1924 1863 1907Under North Shields 1844 - 1856. Morpeth 1856 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B74 issued in 1863)- 1873. Head Post

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 +




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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.

Bootle K57 Cumb 1902 1906 1894 1907

Bootle cum Linacre,

Liverpool466 Lancs 1883 1887

Under Liverpool. An Office established with this name 1883 - 1891. 3VOD with Bootle cum Linacre Liverpool in the cds

was sent in Oct 1883.

Bootle Station K58 Cumb 1902 1906 1894 1910Under Carnforth 1886 - 1893. Independent Sub Office 1893 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903 - 1905. Independent Sub

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 +

Borth C02 Card 1874 1906 1864 1905Under Aberystwith 1850 - 1859. Shrewsbury 1859 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C02 issued in 1864)- 1905.


Boscastle B79 Corn 1874 1906 1863 1892Under Camelford 1844 - 1863. Railway Sub Office 1863 -(B79 issued in 1863) - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906

+

Boscombe J69 Hants 1892 1902 1889 1893Under Bournemouth 1871 - 1906 +. Town Receiving House in 1892. Upgraded to a Town Branch Office in 1901.

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 +

Bourne End G45 Bucks 1882 1902 1882 1889Under Marlow (as Bone End)1845 - c.1860. Reopened as Bourne End 1864 - 1875. Maidenhead 1875 - 1898 Independent

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,

Westbourne060B Hants 1929 1962 NONE NONE

Bournemouth, Winton 916 Hants 1924 1924 NONE NONE

Bournemouth, Winton 060A Hants 1929 1962 NONE NONE

Bournville, Birmingham 109 Warwks 1924 1938 NONE NONE

Bourton on the Water D39 Glos 1882 1906 1881 1913Under Moreton in Marsh 1844 - 1881. Independent Sub Office 1881 -(D39 issued in 1881)- 1886. Railway Sub Office

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 +

Bow Street C03 Card 1874 1906 1864 1908Under Aberystwith 1855 - 1856. Shrewsbury 1856 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C03 issued in 1864)- 1905.


Bowers Gifford D19 Essex 1892 1906 1892 1894Under Ingatestone 1845 - 1862. Chelmsford 1862 - 1878. Rayleigh 1878 - 1880 Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1897

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 +

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.




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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 +

Bracknell 105 Berks 1844 1962 1844 1903Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Farnborough Station 1853 - 1857. Reading 1857 - 1859. Railway Sub Office 1860 -

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 +

Brading C54 I.O.W. 1874 1906 1865 1907Under Southampton 1844 - 1865. Railway Sub Office 1865 -(C54 issued in 1865)- 1866 Sandown 1866 - 1867. Railway

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 +

Brampton Brian 078 Heref 1874 1906 1857 1879Under Ludlow 1844 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1855 Ludlow 1855 - 1860 Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905 Independent

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 +

Brenchley K13 Kent 1892 1906 1892 1909Under Lamberhurst 1844. Cranbrook 1845 - 1857. Staplehurst 1857 - 1885. Independent Sub Office 1885 - 1896.

Paddock Wood 1896 - 1906 +.

Brentford E95 Middx 1874 1924 1870 1903London District Post 1844 -1857. Western District 1857 - 1868. Used 41 in a London style cancel. Head Post Office in

the Middlesex Provincial Area 1868 - 1906 +

Brentford 021A Middx 1929 1962 NONE NONE

Brentford 095 Middx 1929 1959 NONE NONE

Brentwood 118 Essex 1844 1962 1844 1900 Head Post Office 1844 - 1906 +

Bridestowe 058 Devon 1874 1906 1856 1896Under Okehampton 1845 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1856. Crediton 1856 - 1860 (see Crediton) Railway Sub Office 1860 -


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 +

Bridgwater 729 Som NONE NONEA charge mark with the number 729 was sent to Bridgwater in Apr1920. It was probably then sent on to a subordinate

office.

Bridlington 124 Yorks E.R. 1844 1906 1844 1887Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Hull 1855 - 1876. Bridlington Quay 1876 - 1885 then a Town Receiving House of

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 +

Brentford was allocated 095 and 021A at the same time. See also Isleworth and Teddington.




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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

SCK98 Railway 1902 1906 NONE NONE No numeral cancellation recorded. SC = Sorting Carriage.

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.

Brighton, Alma Terrace 132 Sussex 1883 1888Alma Terrace is in Hove. Town Receiving House of Brighton 1870 -1906 + A 3VOD with Alma Terr. Brighton in the

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.

Brighton, Kemp Town BO 132 Sussex 1882 1887Under Brighton 1862 - 1906+:- Town Receiving House 1862 - 1876. Branch Office 1876 - 1888. Town Receiving House

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

Brighton, St.Georges Rd 132 Sussex 1883 1888Town Receiving House of Brighton 1882 - 1888. Closed 1888. A 3VOD with St.Georges Rd. Brighton in the cds was

sent in Dec 1883.

Brighton, St.James's St 132 Sussex 1883 1889Under Brighton 1867 - 1906+:- Town Receiving House 1867 - 1903. Branch Office 1903 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with St.

James's St. Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1883.

Brighton, Victoria Rd 132 Sussex 1883 1888Town Receiving House of Brighton 1862 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Victoria Road Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar

1883.

Brighton, West Pier 132 Sussex 1882 1890Under Brighton 1870 - 1891 :- Town Receiving House 1870 - 1876. Branch Office 1876 - 1891. Closed 1891. A 3VOD

with West Pier Brighton in the cds was sent in Mar 1882.

Brighton, Western Rd 132 Sussex 1880 1898Under Brighton 1854 - 1906+ :- Town Receiving House 1854 - 1885. Branch Office 1885 - 1906 +. BO. in the cds from

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

Briningham 246 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1852

Under Dereham 1844 - 1849. Thetford 1849 - 1873. Dereham 1873 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1887. Melton

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

Bristol, Clifton 134 Bristol 1862 1905A 3CD, 4VOD and a 3VOD issued with Clifton Bristol in the cds. Under Bristol 1844 - 1906+. From 1856 a Town

Receiving House

Bristol, E.D.O. 134A Bristol 1963 NONE NONE Eastern District Office

Bristol, Kingswood 419 Bristol 1924 1962 NONE NONE




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Bristol, N.D.O. 134B Bristol 1963 NONE NONE Northern District Office

Bristol, North St 134 Bristol 1859 1880A 3CD and a 4VOD were issued with North St. Bristol in the cds, in Jan 1859 and Nov 1864 respectively. Town

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

Briton Ferry B66 Glam 1874 1924 1862 1881Under Neath 1844 - 1863. Head Post Office 1863 - 1895. Railway Sub Office 1895 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -

1906 +

Briton Ferry 133 Glam 1924 1962 NONE NONE

Brixham 136 Devon 1844 1962 1844 1911Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Torquay 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905

- 1906 +

Brize Norton 362 Oxon 1882 1906 1875 1896Under Witney 1849 - 1860 Closed. Reopened in 1875 (362 issued in 1875): Independent Sub Office 1875 -1895.

Bampton 1895 - 1906 +

Broadstairs 737 Kent 1882 1924 1876 1885Under Ramsgate 1844 - 1886. Railway Sub Office 1886 - 1893. Town Receiving House of Broadstairs Station 1893 -

1906 +

Broadstairs 634A Kent 1929 1962 NONE NONE

Broadstairs Station 737 Kent 1886 1900Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1891. Head Post Office 1891 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Broadstairs Station Office in

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 +

Brockenhurst 016 Hants 1882 1906 1878 1906Under Lyndhurst 1844 - 1855. Lymington 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1892. Railway Sub Office 1892 -


Brockenhurst 135 Hants 1924 1962 NONE NONE

Bromfield 079 Salop 1874 1906 1857 1901Under Ludlow 1846 - 1857.Shrewsbury 1857 (079 issued in 1857). Railway Sub Office 1857 -1905. Independent Sub

Office 1905 - 1906 +

Bromley 144 Kent 1844 1962 1844 1924

In the General Post and also within the London District Post 1844 - 1857 and then the South Eastern District 1857 -

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 +

Broseley 268 Salop 1882 1906 1875 1911Under Ironbridge 1844 - 1849. Shifnal 1849 - 1851. Newport 1851 - 1852. Wellington 1852 - 1874. Railway Sub Office


Brotherton K16 Yorks W.R. 1892 1906 1892 1896Under Ferrybridge 1844 - 1853 Milford Junction 1853 - 1861. South Milford Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1868. Normanton

1868 - 1902. Ferrybridge 1902 - 1906 +

Brotton H16 Yorks N.R. 1887 1906 1884 1912Under Redcar 1852 - 1868. Saltburn by the Sea Railway Sub Office 1868 - 1881. Railway Sub Office 1881 -1905.


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 +

Broughton in Furness C99 Lancs 1874 1906 1867 1906

Under Ulverstone 1844 - 1867. Railway Sub Office 1867 -(C99 issued in 1867)- 1879. Carnforth 1879 - 1893.

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

Broxbourne 429 Herts 1882 1906 1875 1888Under Waltham Cross 1844 - 1855. Hoddesdon 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1903. Railway Sub Office





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Brunswick Road,

Worthing923 Sussex 1883 1887 Under Worthing 1880 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Brunswick Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Sep 1883.

Bruntless 348 Brec 1844 1857 1844 1854Under Hay 1844 - 1855. Brecon 1855 -1858. Hereford 1858 - 1869. Talgarth Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1872. Closed 1872 -

1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

Bruton 948 Som 1847 1924 1845 1880Under Bath 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1876. Independent Sub Office 1876 - 1898. Railway Sub Office 1898 -


Brynamman E57 Carm 1869 G.P.O.

Number E57 was issued to Brynamman in 1869, the number was void in the 1874 list, allocated to Haughley by 1880.

Brynamman was under Llanelly 1865 - 1871. Railway Sub Office 1871 - 1887. Renamed Upper Brynamman Railway

Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -1906 +

Brynmawr 764 Brec 1844 1962 1844 1909Under Abergavenny 1844 - 1852. Newport 1852 - 1858. Tredegar 1858 - 1869. Railway Sub Office 1869 - 1905.


Buckden 397 Hunts 1844 1857 1844 1857 Under Huntingdon 1844 - 1906 +

Buckfastleigh 37 Devon 1874 1906 1874 1898Under Ashburton 1844 - 1855. Newton Abbot 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(37 issued in 1874)- 1905.


Buckfastleigh 130 Devon 1925 1962 NONE NONE

Buckhurst Hill D76 Essex 1874 1906 1868 1902

North Eastern District under Woodford 1858 - 1866. On the demise of the North Eastern District in Dec1866, Buckhurst

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.

Bucknell B58 Salop 1874 1906 1861 1898Under Shrewsbury 1858. Aston on Clun Railway Sub Office 1858 - 1861. Railway Sub Office 1861 -1905. Independent

Sub Office 1905 - 1906

Bude 442 Corn 1844 1962 1844 1880Under Stratton 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855.Crediton 1856 - 1861. (See Crediton) Railway Sub Office 1861 - 1905.


Budleigh Salterton 756 Devon 1874 1962 1844 1880Under Sidmouth 1844 - 1855. Exeter 1855 - 1862. Railway Sub Office 1862 - 1875. Independent Sub Office 1875 - 1902.


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

Builth 146 Brec 1844 1962 1844 1901Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under Rhayader 1853 - 1855. Hay 1855. Brecon 1855 - 1858. Hereford 1858. Kington

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

Bures H29 Suffolk 1887 1906 1884 1906

Burford 149 Oxon 1844 1924 1844 1923Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. From 1853 to ? Day letters to Oxford and night letters to Cheltenham. Farringdon 1860 -

1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1888. Railway Sub Office 1888 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +

Burgess Hill C90 Sussex 1874 1924 1866 1905Under Hurstpierpoint 1850 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1879. Brighton 1879 - 1880. Railway Sub Office 1880 -


Burgess Hill 990 Sussex 1928 1962 NONE NONE

Burgh D12 Lincs 1874 1906 1871 1889Under Spilsby 1844 - 1856. Boston 1856 - 1867 Railway Sub Office 1867 - 1896. Independent Sub Office 1896 - 1900.


Burnham 489 Norfolk 1844 1857 1844 1856

Under Sudbury 1844 - 1851. Colchester 1851 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1884. Railway Sub Office 1884 -

1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. In the 1887 to 1902 lists Bures was allocated both D81 and H29.

Under Lynn 1844 - 1906 + Renamed Burnham Market in 1889.




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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

Burnopfield J35 Durham 1892 1906 1888 1914

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 +

Burwash E79 Sussex 1874 1906 1869 1878Under Hurst Green 1844 - 1869. Hawkhurst 1869 -(E79 issued in 1869)- 1884. Etchingham 1884 - 1892. Independent Sub

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 +

Bute Docks, Cardiff 162 Glam 1879 1883Under Cardiff 1847 - 1906+. A Town Receiving House 1857 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Bute Docks Cardiff in the cds was

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 +

Bwlch 203 Brec 1882 1906 1874 1909Under Brecon 1844 -1855. Crickhowell 1855 - 1874. Railway Sub Office 1874 -(203 issued in 1874)- 1905. Independent

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 +

Caersws C04 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1922Under Newtown 1851 - 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C04 issued in 1864)- 1905.


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

Callington 781 Corn 1844 1906 1844 1881Under Tavistock 1844 - 1852. Plymouth 1852 - 1860. Railway Sub Office 1860 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -

1906 +

Calne 157 Wilts 1844 1962 1844 1903 Head Post Office 1844 - 1855 Under Chippenham 1855 - 1865. Head Post Office 1865 - 1906 +

Camberley J65 Surrey 1892 1924 1889 1903Was Cambridge Town until 1877. Under Farnborough Station 1877 - 1884. Farnborough 1884 - 1889. Head Post Office

1889 - 1906 +

Camberley 166 Surrey 1925 1962 NONE NONE

Cambo J72 Northumb 1892 1906 1890 1913Under Morpeth 1845 - 1855. Newcastle on Tyne 1855 - 1879. Railway Sub Office 1879 - 1905. Independent Sub Office

1905 - 1906 +

Under Gateshead 1848 - 1868. Railway Sub Office 1868 -(D19 issued in 1868)- 1872. Newcastle on Tyne 1872 - 1888.


Under Lynn 1844 - 1906 + Renamed Burnham Market in 1889.




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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

Campden 76 Glos 1844 1906 1844 1906Head Post Office 1844 - 1855. Under Moreton in Marsh 1855 - 1880. Independent Sub Office 1880 - 1900. Railway Sub

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 +

Cannock 840 Staffs 1882 1962 1877 1908Under Walsall 1844 - 1855. Rugeley 1855 - 1856. Walsall 1856 - 1859. Stafford 1859 - 1903. Independent Sub Office

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 +

Cardiff, Barry Dock BO 162 Glam 1891 1894Branch Office established in 1890, A 3VOD with Barry Dock BO in the cds is first recorded used in 1891. Renamed

Barry BO in 1897.

Cardiff, Bute Docks 162 Glam 1879 1883Under Cardiff 1847 - 1906+. A Town Receiving House 1857 - 1906 +. A 3VOD with Bute Docks Cardiff in the cds was

sent in Nov 1879.

Cardiff, East Dock 162 Glam 1874 1880Under Cardiff 1874 - 1895. Closed 1895. Duplexes with East Dock Cardiff in the cds were sent - a 4VOD in Mar 1874

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 +

Carke in Cartmel G24 Lancs 1874 1906 1873 1905

Under Milnthorpe 1848 - 1856 Kendal 1856 -1857. Newton in Cartmel 1857 - 1867. Grange Railway Sub Office 1867 -

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 +

Carn Brea D31 Corn 1892 1906 1882 1920Previously Pool. Railway Sub office 1882 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +. Office went back to Pool in

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

TPOJ54 Railway 1892 1902 1889 1911 TPO = Travelling Post Office. Duplex used.

Carno C05 Mont 1874 1906 1864 1908Under Newtown 1852. Shrewsbury 1852 - 1864. Railway Sub Office 1864 -(C05 issued in 1864)- 1905. Independent Sub

Office 1905 - 1906 +




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Carshalton D97 Surrey 1874 1906 1868 1906

London District Post 1844 -1857. Southern District 1857 - 1868. Used 30 in a London style cancel. On the demise of the

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 +

Castle Cary 949 Som 1847 1906 1845 1906Under Shepton Mallet 1844. Bath 1844 - 1873. Railway Sub Office 1873 - 1876. Independent Sub Office 1876 - 1898.


Castle Donington G31 Leics 1874 1906 1873 1879 Under Derby 1845 - 1906 +

Castle Eden 737 Durham 1844 1857 1844 1859Under Stockton 1844 - 1850. Ferry Hill 1850 -1858. Castle Eden Station 1858 - 1864. Ferry Hill 1865 - 1867. Castle Eden

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.

Castle Eden Colliery D71 Durham 1868 1873

Number D71 used at both Castle Eden Colliery (in a 4VOS) and Wingate (in a 3VOD). Castle Eden Colliery was under

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 +

Castletown 081 Dorset 1882 1906 1879 1905Under Weymouth 1860 - 1885. Fortuneswell Railway Sub Office 1885 - 1886. Independent Sub Office 1886 - 1906 +

Renamed Portland Harbour in 1908.

Castletown 172 I.O.M 1924 1962 NONE NONE

Caterham 169 Surrey 1934 1959 NONE NONE

Caterham Junction C79 Surrey 1882 1882 1880 1880The 3VOS with the number C79 was used in Caterham Junction in 1880. In 1882 became a RSO and changed its name

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

Tees736 Durham 1887 1887

Town Receiving House of Stockton from 1878 - 1906 + A 3VOD with Cecil St. Stockton on Tees in the cds was sent

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

Cemmaes C09 Mont 1864 1894

Cenarth E26 Carm 1874 1902 1869 G.P.O.

Cenarth H01 Carm 1887 1906 1883 1892

Cerrig y Druidion 596 Denbigh 1844 1857 1844 1855 Under Corwen 1844 - 1906 +

Chadwell F10 Essex 1874 1902 1870 1898

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.

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

Chagford B29 Devon 1882 1906 1879 1899Under Exeter 1844 - 1884. Newton Abbot 1884 - 1903. Railway Sub Office 1903-1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 -

1906 +

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.

Under Carmarthen 1851 - 1852. Newcastle Emlyn 1852 - 1857. Carmarthen 1857 - 1868. Llandyssil 1868 - 1887. Railway

Sub Office 1887 - 1905. Independent Sub Office 1905 - 1906 +




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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

Chapel en le Frith J67 Derbys 1892 1924 1889 1894

Chapel Road North,

Worthing923 Sussex 1883 1884 Under Worthing 1882 - 1885. Closed 1885. A 3VOD with Chapel Rd. Worthing in the cds was sent in Dec 1883.

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 +

Charfield 998 Glos 1882 1906 1878 1907Under Wotton under Edge 1853 - 1878. Railway Sub Office 1878 -(998 issued in 1878))- 1905. Independent Sub Office

1905 - 1906 +

Charing 356 Kent 1882 1906 1875 1912 Under Maidstone 1844 - 1856. Ashford 1856 - 1906 +

Charlbury F30 Oxon 1874 1906 1871 1907Under Enstone 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1897. Railway Sub Office 1897 - 1905. Independent Sub

Office 1905 - 1906 +

Charlton, Old 379 Kent 1882 1892 1875 1902

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

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 +.

Charlton K85 Northts 1897 1913Under Woodstock 1849 - 1858. Banbury 1858. Closed 1858 - 1872. Reopened under Banbury 1872 - 1906 + The cds

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).

Charmouth 194 Dorset 1844 1906 1844 1879Head Post Office 1844 - 1864. Under Bridport 1864 - 1866. Railway Sub Office 1866 - 1905. Independent Sub Office

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

Chatteris 892 Cambs 1882 1962 1878 1904

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 +

Chelford 317 Ches 1882 1906 1875 1918Under Knutsford 1846 - 1855. Congleton 1855 - 1873. Crewe 1873 - 1875. Independent Sub Office 1875 -(317 issued in

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

Chelsfield H97 Kent 1887 1906 1887 1920

London District Post 1846 - 1857. South Eastern District 1857 - 1865 under Bromley. Moved to the Kent Provincial Area

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 +

Chesham 15 Bucks 1844 1962 1844 1907Under Amersham 1844 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1891. Railway Sub Office 1891 - 1905. Independent Sub

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.

Under Buxton 1844 - 1848. Stockport 1848 - 1906 +

Head Post Office 1844 - 1853. Under March 1853 - 1873. Independent Sub Office 1873 - 1896. Railway Sub Office 1896 -





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Chester le Street 188 Durham 1844 1962 1844 1905Head Post Office 1844 - 1846. Fence Houses 1846 - 1872. Railway Sub Office 1872 - 1873. Head Post Office 1873 - 1906

+

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 +

Chichester Station Office 190 Sussex 1885 1891Independent Sub Office by 1885 - c.1898. Closed c.1898. A 3VOD with Chichester Station Office in the cds was sent in

May 1885.

Chigwell Rd. E78 Essex 1874 1906 1869 1908

London District Post 1844 -1857. North Eastern District 1857 - 1866. On the demise of the North Eastern District in Dec

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 +

Chingford 833 Essex 1882 1892 1877 1889

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

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

Chipping Sodbury C48 Glos 1874 1906 1865 1908

Chirbury 855 Salop 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O.

Chirbury C07 Salop 1874 1924 1864 1898

Chirk 196 Denbigh 1844 1857 1844 1859 Head Post Office 1844 - 1848. Ruabon 1848 - 1906 +

Chislehurst 201 Kent 1844 1857 1844 G.P.O.

Chislehurst D05 Kent 1874 1924 1867 1911

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

CamdenD05 Kent 1884 1907 A 3VOD with Lower Camden Chislehurst in the cds was issued in Aug1884

Chiswick 42 Middx 1874 1887 1874 1

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