Preview of Stamps Catalogue: VOLUME 1

GREAT BRITAIN Railway Stamps, Great Northern Rlw to Lancashire and Yorkshire Rlw

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Great Northern Railway

The Great Northern Railway is one of the few railways that did not use control numbers on their stamps.

"GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY", 1/2 p red and black "ONE NEWSPAPER", 1 p lilac "TWO NEWSPAPERS" and 2 p blue "FOUR NEWSPAPERS" (with large and small arms)

"RAILWAY COMPANY" at the bottom: 1 p, 3 p red (value black). Also with "PREPAID PARCEL AT OWNERS RISK" overprint. "NEWSLETTER" at the bottom: "101 MILES TO 200 MILES" 3 p red and black.

I've also seen the 2 p, 3 p and 4 p in the same design.

"GRAIN SAMPLES ONE POUND OR UNDER" , orange and black.

Great Northern Railway, Ireland

Two 1 p blue on white perforated stamps are listed in Walter Morley's catalogue; one with Belfast and the other with Dublin. I have not seen these stamps.

Great Southern and Western Railway, Ireland

A 2 p black perforated is listed in Walter Morley's catalogue. I have not seen this stamp.

Great Western Railway (+Northern Division)

Orange paper with green control line "1 Newspapers only", "2 Newspapers only" and "4 Newspapers only". A similar design should exist for "3 Newspapers only".

"1 NEWSPAPER ONLY". With 2 different capital lettering types.

1860 issue: The following values exist: 3 lbs blue, 6 lbs blue, 12 lbs blue, 24 lbs blue, 48 lbs blue, 3 lbs green, 6 lbs green, 12 lbs green, 24 lbs green, 48 lbs green. Surcharged with "NORTHERN DIVISION UNDER 40 MILES" exists in the values: 3 lbs red, 16 lbs red, 24 lbs red and 48 lbs red.

I've also seen a 1 p black on yellow, a 3 p black on green, a 4 p red and a 5 p green. This design seems to have been still in use in at least 1933. Note that the 1 p and 2 p black values are all slightly different in design.

I've seen a souvenir sheet of the 21st anniversary of Great Western Society (1961-1982) in the above design but with inscription "LETTER EXCHANGE FEE", three stamps of 10 p each and "SPECIMEN" overprint.

I've seen in this design: with "S1" at bottom 4 p black, 5 p black on lilac, 6 p black on blue, 7 p black on red, 8 p black on violet, 9 p black on yellow, 1 Sh black on lilac; with "S2" at the bottom: 6 p black on grey; with "S2" on top: 6 p black on grey. Also 2 Sh black with no numbers.

"S4"

This railway company also seems to have issued an airmail stamp (inscription "G.W.R. AIRM MAIL" with an image of an earoplane, 3 p green, issued in 1933).

"G.W.R. PREPAID PARCEL STAMP LABEL" from 1911.

The Highland Railway

1 1/2 p "LABEL Under 5 Lbs." black on green (also with "OPEN AT BOTH ENDS"). 3 p black on lilac "5 lbs. not above 14 lbs."

"ANY STATION WEST OF DINGWALL"; the values 1/4 p, 1/2 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p, 7 p, 8 p, 9 p, 10 p and 1 Sh exists (all black on lilac).

"Stations twitxt Perth Keith & Bon-bridge"; the values 1/4 p, 1/2 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p, 7 p, 8 p, 9 p, 10 p, 11 p and 1 Sh exist (all in black).

"Between BONAR-BRIDGE AND GOLSPIE": 1 p black on green "Open at both Ends". The values 1/4 p, 1/2 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p, 7 p, 8 p, 10 p, 11 p and 1 Sh exist (all in black on green).

"Between GOLSPIE AND HELMSDALE": 0 1/4 p black on lilac "Open at both Ends". The values 1/4 p, 1/2 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p, 5 p, 6 p (all in black on lilac).

"Between HELMSDALE THRUSO AND WICK": 0 1/4 p black on yellow "Open at both Ends". The values 1/4 p, 1/2 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p exist (all in black on yellow).

Issued in 1914; I've seen a 1 Sh red with a 1916 cancel. Also a 9 p red with "Issued at INVERNESS". The Highland Railway and several other railways issued similar labels. Click here for more details.

Highland & Dingwall and Skye Railways

"Joint Label" 2 1/4 p black on orange.

Highland & Wick & Lybster

3/4 p black on brown.

Highland, Sutherland, Duke of Sutherland and Sutherland and Caithness Rlws & Highland Co's Steamer to Stromness

1/2 p

I've seen the same label in the value 6 p, also in black on green.

Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction

Walter Morley only lists one stamp: 1 1/2 p blue, prepaid newpaper parcel.

"PRICE 1/2 d", "PREPAID NEWSPAPER", "PRICE 2 d" green and 3 Lb blue "PREPAID NEWSPAPER PARCEL", I've also seen a "PRICE 1 d" brown stamp.

In 1905 the name of the company was changed to "HULL & BARNSLEY RAILWAY".

With the new company's name "HULL AND BARNSLEY RAILWAY CO". I've also seen the 2 p green.

Invergarry & Port Augustus Railway

Inverness & Perth Railway

1/2 p "ONE Newspaper only" (reduced size)

1/2 p "ONE Newspaper only"

Isle of Wight Railway

Sorry, no image available yet. Walter Morley lists a 3 p grey parcel stamp.

Knott End Railway

"KNOTT END RAILWAY" 8 p blue, used in 1919. The Highland Railway and several other railways issued similar labels. Click here for more details.

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway

In this design "LANCASHIRE &" on top, "YORKSHIRE RLY." at the bottom I have seen 1/2 p, 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 6 p (all in red).

In this design "LANCASHIRE & YORKSHIRE RAILWAY" written in a circle, I have seen 1 p, 2 p, 3 p, 4 p (all in red)

1910 issue

Issued around 1914 or earlier. I've also seen 4 p, 6 p, 9 p, 1 Sh and 1 Sh 6 p (all in black).

Liverpool Overhead Railway Company

"PREPAID PARCEL STAMP" 1 p green and 2 p red.

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Literature:

"Walter Morley's Catalogue and Price List or the Stamps of Great Britain' 1897
"Railway Newspaper and Parcel Stamps of the United Kingdom Issued from 1855 to october 1906" compiled by H. L'Estrange Ewen
"The Railway Letter Stamps of Great Britain 1891-1941 Part 3" by A.J. Ecclestone and Sydney R. Turner (1963)
"The Railway and Airway Letter Stamps of the British Isles 1891-1971" by Capt. H.T. Jackson F.R.P.S.,L.
"The Railway Letter Posts of Great Britain" Part 1 General History, by H.T. Jackson (Published by The Railway Philatelic Group)