SKELETON POSTMARKS of SURREY
A Skeleton postmark is a circular datestamp made up from loose metal type, like a John Bull printing set. Skeletons are brought into use, usually for a short period, then returned to 'the PO stores' for reuse. The reasons for their issue is usually one of the following:
A) Summer peak periods at holiday resorts.
B) Theft of a datestamp.
C) Temporary post office.
D) New post office.
E) Pre-Christmas pressure period.
D) Normal datestamp is being replaced due to: break-age - loss - wear
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| Town(s) / County |
Earliest |
|
Latest |
|
Type |
Code |
mm aprox |
Notes |
| CARSHALTON SO / SURREY |
25 |
FE |
1905 |
|
|
|
11 |
|
32.5 |
|
| EPSOM / MC PM |
23 |
JU |
1897 |
|
30 |
JU |
1897 |
|
9 |
|
30 |
coded time at foot |
| WITLEY / SURREY |
23 |
AP |
1915 |
|
7 |
OC |
1915 |
|
11 |
|
36 |
|
| CARSHALTON |
26 |
AP |
1915 |
|
17 |
JU |
1915 |
|
11 |
|
31.5 |
|
| EPSOM |
27 |
OC |
1904 |
|
25 |
NO |
1904 |
|
7 |
X |
23.5 |
small dia |
| WALLINGTON / SURREY |
10 |
FE |
1914 |
|
21 |
AP |
1914 |
|
11 |
|
33.5 |
last N missing 16 March to 9 April |
| WALLINGTON / SURREY |
26 |
OC |
1918 |
|
27 |
NO |
1918 |
|
9 |
|
36 |
|
| WALLINGTON / SURREY |
23 |
FE |
1929 |
|
25 |
MR |
1929 |
|
16 |
|
28 |
|
| SHERE / GUILDFORD |
31 |
OC |
1913 |
|
|
|
|
|
11 |
|
31 |
|
| LINGFIELD / SURREY |
19 |
MY |
1909 |
|
9 |
JU |
1909 |
|
11 |
|
31 |
|
| ASHTEAD / E P S O M |
31 |
MY |
1921 |
|
|
|
|
|
15 |
C |
29 |
E P S O M spaced |
| HEADLEY / E P S O M |
3 |
SP |
1905 |
|
|
|
|
|
10 |
X |
31 |
E P S O M spaced |
There are 17 'Types' of Skeleton postmark (including Traveller and Rubber) as set out by the British Postmark Society
Skeleton 'Types' by courtesy of the British Postmark Society
Travellers are known from: Bagshot 1843 - Dorking 1845? & 1852 - Farnham 1839 to1846 - Guildford 1842
1843 Farnham Traveller
New Malden 1909 Type Type 10 Large with code & date (in two lines)
Wallington / Surrey Skeleton 1921.
Type 11 Large with time & date (in two lines)
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