Somerset & Bristol Postal History

The next in this series of Skeletons is from Congresbury, dated 10th May 1905.  This is two days later that the previously known usage of this cancel.

This Creech St Michael skeleton is only known on the one day on 28th May 1907.

And this Dulverton skeleton is also only known on the one day on 30th May 1914.

Clutton, 10 miles south of Bristol, was given post office number 008 in 1878.  Only one example of the 3-bar vertical oval cancel is currently known.


Congresbury, 13 miles WSW of Bristol, was in the Bristol Fifth Clause Post from 1805.  It became an RSO in 1860, being issued with post office number B22.



The final example of the B22 3HOS cancel is from April 1905, also with a "CONGRESBURY / BRISTOL" skeleton cancel.

Two examples of the "CHARD" skeleton from 1920.

And two examples of the "CONGRESBURY / BRISTOL" skeleton from 1905.

Horfield, a few miles north of the Bristol centre was Receiving House No.55.

Congresbury was Receiving House No.62.  The unboxed handstamp is known used between 1837 and 1845.

St George's Somerset, or Easton-in Gordano, was Receiving House No.68 (not to be confused with St George to the east of the city centre in south Gloucestershire which was Receiving House No.34).

Cross Hands in south Gloucestershire was Receiving House No.70.  This is the highest Bristol Receiving House number.