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Card section divider, typed 'Great Western Railway, Specimen Prepaid Parcel Stamps,...

Catalogue reference: ZSPC 11/498/21

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This record is about the Card section divider, typed 'Great Western Railway, Specimen Prepaid Parcel Stamps,... dating from [1900 - 1947] in the series W E Hayward Collection. It is held at The National Archives, Kew.

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Reference
ZSPC 11/498/21
Date
[1900 - 1947]
Description

Card section divider, typed 'Great Western Railway, Specimen Prepaid Parcel Stamps, (small)', two empty envelopes attached to reverse, twenty four stamps, approximately 29 mm x 28 mm, attached to front, two stamps joined as single item, undated [1900 to 1947] except as shown:

1) White paper, red image, '1D' [one penny], overprinted in black '45933', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

2) White paper, blue image, '2D' [two pennies], overprinted in black '37944', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

3) White paper, green image, '3D' [three pennies], overprinted in black '34686', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

4) White paper, black image, '4D' [four pennies], overprinted in black '45279', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

5) Orange paper, black image, '5D' [five pennies], overprinted in black '152666', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

6) Blue paper, black image, '6D' [six pennies], overprinted in black '126433', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

7) Red paper, black image, '7D' [seven pennies], overprinted in black '284989', cancelled '29 [September] 1905 Salisbury'.

8) Purple paper, black image, '8D' [eight pennies], overprinted in black '180637', cancelled 'Taunton'.

9) Yellow paper, black image, '9D' [nine pennies], overprinted in black '29004', cancelled 'Exeter'.

10) Green paper, black image, '10D' [ten pennies], overprinted in black '91307', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

11) White paper, yellow image, '1/-' [one shilling], overprinted in black '214457', cancelled [unreadbale].

12) Pink paper, black image, '1/- s' [one shilling], overprinted in black '608444', cancelled 'Exeter Bridge [Street]'.

13) White paper, black image, '2/- s' [two shilling], red stripe, overprinted in black '225422', cancelled '21 [June] 1907'.

14) White paper, black image, '3/- s' [three shilling], blue stripe, overprinted in black '59461', cancelled [unreadable].

15) White paper, black image, '4/- s' [four shilling], green stripe, overprinted in black '31986', cancelled [unreadable].

16) White paper, black image, '5/- s' [five shilling], orange stripe, overprinted in black '559', cancelled [unreadable].

17) Two tickets joined, purple paper, black image, '8D' [eight pennies], overprinted in black '154433' and '154432', cancelled [unreadable].

Tickets marked 'Shipment Charge', uncancelled:

18) White paper, black image, '1D' [one penny], overprinted in black '113908'.

19) Blue paper, black image, '2D' [two pennies], overprinted in black '55978'.

20) Pink paper, black image, '3D' [three pennies], overprinted in black '60024'.

21) Green paper, black image, '6D' [six pennies], overprinted in black '60029'.

22) Yellow paper, black image, '1/-' [ shilling], overprinted in black '37250'.

23) Grey paper, black image, '2/6' [ shilling], overprinted in black '9297'.

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The National Archives, Kew
Legal status
Non record material
Access conditions
Open Immediately
Closure status
Open Document, Open Description
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C16549643/

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ZSPC 11

W E Hayward Collection

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