GB Postal History Sites
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UK Post Offices by County (Ken Smith) Excellent and comprehensive set of PDF files listing post offices and what is known of their dates of opening, closing etc. |
LetterStamper (Andrea Rossignoli) Detailed articles on GB postal history, including the full text of many postal Acts. |
Maltese Crosses of GB and Ireland Companion presentation to Rockoff and Jackson's Encyclopędia of the Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Britain and Ireland. |
Postmark town finder (John A. McCulloch) Search tool which lists possible towns from just a few letters on a 19th century postmark. |
PhilatelicWeb Postmark Database (Allan Oliver) Illustrations of 18,000+ GB postmarks. |
GB Victorian Postmarks (Russell Taylor) Detailed listings of Scottish experimental duplexes and roller cancellations. |
Gloucestershire Postmarks (Colin Fountain & John Hine) Listing in album page format. |
Cardiff Machine Cancellations 1905-52 (Roger Gilbert) Listing in album page format. |
Postal History of the "Kingdom of Carrick" (Ayrshire) (Tom Fowler) Presentation of parts of a collection. |
Lanarkshire Postal History (Terry Woods) Site showing postal developments within the county from the earliest times to the end of the 20th century. |
Lincolnshire Postal History (John Cowell/Mike Boddy) Site aiming to further knowledge of the postal history of this large county. |
Somerset Postal History (Nick Bridgwater) Blog dealing with various aspects of the postal history of the county. |
King George VI Postal History Blog dealing with the 1937-53 period. |
Pacific Clipper Postal History GB section of a site devoted to worldwide Clipper mail from WW2. |
Berman's Airgraphs (Alan Berman) Based on the extensive E.H.Keeton collection sold in 2002. |
A is for AIRGRAPH (US National Postal Museum) Short history, part of the "Alphabetilately" exhibit. |
Early Precancels of Great Britain As used on newspapers (mostly). |
UK Meter Franking Comprehensive treatment of UK meter marks. |
International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog, GB Another useful treatment of UK meter marks. |