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CASTLE STREET Postmark?
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 11:41 am
by Richudson
I assume the partial Postmark relates to 'CASTLE STREET', if so can anyone tell me where the street is? For some reason I seem to recollect Edinburgh, would that be correct and if so why was it used in preference to the normal '131' strike?
Any help would be welcome.
Thanks,
Richard.
Re: CASTLE STREET Postmark?
Posted: Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:05 pm
by Winston W
Yes, Castle Street, Edinburgh, a Scots Local.
You can see a complete strike here
https://www.barrell.co.uk/products/108151
Scots Local postmarks were in use in place of usual numeral postmarks from 1854 onwards to about 1860.
The most comprehensive book in the GBPS library is this one:
R. C. ALCOCK, Scots Local Cancellations Illustrated 1854‑1860. Cheltenham: R. C. Alcock Ltd, 1984. 124pp.
Re: CASTLE STREET Postmark?
Posted: Tue Apr 23, 2024 9:13 pm
by Richudson
Winston W,
Thank you for the info on Castle Street, Edinburgh, will update my records accordingly.
Richard