Somerset & Bristol Postal History

As a bit of change, here are some Somerset postmarks from places that begin with "C", starting with a couple of examples of the Cannington undated circular handstamp (UDC), firstly in black in 1848 ...

... then in brown in 1851.

The postcard below from Cheddar to Cardiff in September 1948 was underfranked at 1d.  The Postcard Rate had been 2d since 1st May 1940.

A registered envelope sent in July 1940 gives an example of the Chilcompton cancel and registration etiquette.

The early Climax rubber cancels were in violet because the standard black ink caused the handstamps to deteriorate.  Here is a nice clear example of the Chilton Polden cancel from 1904 on a parcel post label.

Churchill's cancel is used here on a first day cover in April 1980.

And finally here is another registered envelope, this time giving examples of the Churchinford cancel and registration etiquette in April 1939.

The Receiving House with the unboxed "No.9" handstamp should be Churchinford, however there is evidence that the Receiver there was not an official Post Office receiver until 1839 (when the previous unofficial receiver was trying to get the job as an official receiver).

This first entire has both the unboxed "No.8" and unboxed "No.9" handstamps.  The only reason I can think why this should happen is if the Receiver at Trull, which is up the road to Churchinford, held the "No.9" handstamp as well as the "No.8" one, because the Churchinford Receiver wasn't official.

My only other example of the "No.9" unboxed handstamp is from July 1839, so would be after an official Receiver was appointed.