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Aspects of Pre-1840 Postal History

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Exhibit provided by
Leon Barry
Competition
Martin Willcocks Award 2021
The intention of this exhibit is to provide a broad illustration of the range of pre‑1840 postal history material that can be collected & enjoyed on a thematic basis as well as by county or specific town.

Although the items displayed relate to Barnet, Herts, those chosen include examples of:

'Celebrities' e.g. Francis Freeling & Fanny Trollope – 8, 11, 15, 16
Correspondence – 4, 6, 12, 16
Delivery instructions & guidance – 3, 5, 9
Free – 2, 3, 6, 11, 15
Inspectors' marks – 8, 10
Julian Calendar – 2
Mileage handstamps – 11, 12
Missent mail – 8, 15
Postage rates including 2 & 3 penny post – 5, 7, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16
Postmarks including Privilege, Bishop & Dockwra – 2, 3, 4, 5
Re‑directed mail – 5, 12
Routes – 13
Ship letter – 10
Turned mail – 12
Not to mention local handstamps – almost all

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Frame 1

  1. Introduction
  2. Free with Privilege & Bishop Marks & unrecorded Barnet Straight Line
  3. Free Handstamp & Bishop Mark
  4. Government Penny Post & Bishop Mark
  5. Bishop Mark and manuscript postage rate
  6. Barnet Straight Line and Free Inspectors Frank
  7. 'Serpentine' Barnet and manuscript postage rate
  8. Two free stamps and manuscript Penny Post & Misst to Barnet
  9. London double ring and Barnet boxed 11 stamps
  10. Portsmouth Ship Letter cancellation with examiners check stamp, London receiving office backstamp and manuscript postage rate
  11. Barnet mileage erased and free London circular date stamp
  12. Turned entire – forwarded letter, Barnet and Royston mileage erased stamps, London office stamps, Bath receiving stamp
  13. Highgate, Barnet boxed Penny Post and London Penny Post Receiving stamps and manuscript postage rate
  14. Entire to Congregational Library, Finsbury Square showing black framed TP Barnet Receiving House with small hand‑struck black 3 & London Chief Office red handstamp
  15. Free front signed by Lord Charles James Fox Russell from Woburn to Totteridge Park showing red manuscript 'Missent to' followed by black straight line 'BARNET'
  16. Entire with Barnet Two Penny Post, 'round‑topped' 3d & London Receiving Stamp from Frances (Fanny) Trollope