• Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Marham, Norfolk

    June 16, 2022 - By 

    Marham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk, approximate 12 miles (19 km) away from King’s Lynn. The villages name means ‘Pool homestead/village’ or ‘hemmed-in land with a pool’. ~WIkipedia. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk shows that Robert Parlett was postmaster here at that time. The sign above the door reads “R. PARTLETT, GROCER & TEA DEALER”. With a Post Office sign hanging below it. This is one of the best post office images I have come across; there’s so much going on here. Staff, posties, a wide range of bikes, and even a Royal…

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    Bawdeswell, Norfolk

    June 16, 2022 - By 

    Bawdeswell is a small rural village and civil parish in Norfolk, England. It is on a Roman road that ran east-west between Durobrivae near modern Peterborough and Smallburgh, crossing the Fen Causeway. The village is recorded in the Domesday Book as Balderwella. It was the home of Chaucer’s Reeve in The Reeve’s Prologue and Tale in the Canterbury Tales. ~Wikipedia. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk shows that Mrs Sarah Catton was postmistress here at the turn of the century. The image is poor, but it appears to be her name “CATTON” above the door, so that is likely to be…

  • Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Stibbard, Norfolk

    June 16, 2022 - By 

    Stibbard is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. The village’s name origin is uncertain. The name exists in a variety of spellings suggesting ‘border path’, ‘stone border’ and ‘stone bridge’. ~Wikipedia. The building still exists, as seen above – a post box remains there too. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk indicates that Walter Norgate was postmaster at the turn of the century. The old post office is also shown on the First Edition OS Map.

  • Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Docking, Norfolk

    June 15, 2022 - By 

    Docking is a village and ancient civil parish in the north-west of the English county of Norfolk. It is near the North Norfolk Coast Site of Special Scientific Interest. ~Wikipedia. Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk reports that a Walter Overton was postmaster around the turn of the century. This scene still exists as can be seen above – it’s not clear which building the post office was and I’m not sure if it is shown in the view. A Post Office is marked on the OS First Edition Map.

  • Old Norfolk Post Offices

    West Dereham, Norfolk

    June 15, 2022 - By 

    West Dereham is a village and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It is situated some 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the town of Downham Market, 12 miles (19 km) south of the larger town of King’s Lynn and 37 miles (60 km) west of the city of Norwich. ~Wikipedia. According to the Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk around this time the postmaster was a Edward E. Barrow. There is a dated cancelation on the back from Brandon for January 14th 1908.

  • Old Norfolk Post Offices

    Shelfanger, Norfolk

    June 15, 2022 - By 

    Shelfanger is a village situated about 3 miles from the town of Diss in Norfolk, England. There is a church and a village hall in the village. ~Wikipedia. The postmaster around the time of this postcard (posted 1905) was a George Youels according to Kelly’s 1900 Directory of Norfolk. On the reverse of this postcard is a very clear Diss cancellation for October 23rd 1905.

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    Baden-Powell’s Mafeking Siege Stamps 1899-1900

    January 24, 2022 - By 

    This is a transcript of an original London Philatelist article. Numbers of Mafeking Siege stamps printed are shown at the bottom. From: The London Philatelist – The Monthly Journal of The Philatelic Society, London, Editor M.P. Castle, Vice-President of the Society, Volume X, January to December, 1901, Published by The Philatelic Society, London, Effingham House, Arundel Street, London W.C. 1901. Baden-Powell’s Mafeking Siege Stamps,*OFFICIAL DETAILS At the fortnightly meeting of the Junior London Philatelic Society, held in Clapham Hall on 12th January, the President (Mr. Fred J. Melville) read to the members a statement which he had received in reply…

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    Flaws

    Postage Stamp Errors, Freaks and Oddities

    January 13, 2022 - By 

    In the most basic sense an error or flaw on a postage stamp can be a mistake made by the artist in the design of the stamp and also an error made in the production or manufacture of a stamp during it’s preparation and printing stages. These are often generally referred to as EFOs. Essentially a stamp error means that the stamp does not have the intended appearance as set out in the initial design idea – this could be incorrect wording or illustrations, missing features, mis-perforation, incorrect watermarks and missing or incorrect colours for example. Errors or flaws tend…

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    Storing Stamp Collections: What you need to know!

    January 10, 2022 - By 

    Another informative video from the folk over on the Exploring Stamps YouTube channel. An introductory video to housing your stamp collection. This video covers the 10 agents that will harm anyone’s collection, along with ways to store and preserve stamps and postal history.