British Circular Cancellations

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Postal History of GB – Circular Cancellations of Scotland & Ireland

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Scotland – Listed by Name

ALL POSTMARKS ARE ON COMPLETE CARDS or ENVELOPES – (No Pieces)

Details include
Whitney Catalogue Number
Town,
Cover (see bottom for explanation)
Diameter of cancellation in millimetres
Type of Arc (thin, thick, twin, none)
Date (year only)
Double or single circle, hooded etc.
% Completeness (Marks may be incomplete due to misplaced or light strikes)
Price
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Scotland

Town	Cover	Diam. (mm)	Arc Type	Date	Double or Single	%	Price
Alexandria / +	PSC	28	twin	1904	double	99	£0.95
Auldgirth (+ 2 partial duplexes of 432	PPC	21	none	1903	single	100	£4.50
Biggar (+ partial Sea Post Office B)	PPC of Biggar	28	twin	1913	double	95	£1.95
Brig o’ Turk Callander / Perthshire	PPC	27	Thick	1946	double	80	£1.25
Brodick	PPC	24	none	1915	single	98	£1.95
Brodick / Isle of Arran	PPC	27	Thick	1948	double	98	£1.25
Edinburgh / 7	PSC	28	twin	1905	double	100	£0.95
Edzell	PPC of Edzell	18	none	1905	single	100	£1.75
Errol ?????	PPC of Errol Park	20	none	1910	single	80	£1.50
Glasgow / 30 (+ double circ. “Durban/Natal”)	PPC of Glasgow	28	twin	1904	double	98	£1.25
Gretna Green / Dundee	PPC “Too Late at Blacksmiths Shop”	22	thick	192?	double	50	£1.25
Huntley / Aberdeenshire on 1935 Silv. Jub. 1d	PPC of Beldorney	27	thick	1935	double	85	£1.75
John O’ Groats	PPC of John O’Groat Hotel, real photo.	24	none	?	single	50	£1.25
John O’Groats	PPC from J. O’G.	26	thick	1966	double	100	£1.50
Kilmarnock / 203	PSE	24	twin	1894	double	100	£1.90
Lochranza	PPC of Lochranza	20	none	1907	single	99	£1.95
Monifieth 496 + Dundee 53	PPC Shetland – Giant’s Leg (Tuck 258)	22 + 29	twin	1903	Double / double	80 / 95	£2.25
Morebattle	PPC	19	none	1912	single	95	£2.50
Oyne / 611 (card by A Christie of Oyne)	PPC of Oyne + Benachie (Real Phot. but damaged)	20	twin	1922	double	99	£3.25
Penicuik / +	PPC (Greetings)	25.5	twin	1915	double	100	£1.95
Portree / Isle of Skye	PPC	27	thick	193?	Double	80	£0.80
Portree / Isle of Skye	PPC	26	thick	1946	Double	99	£0.60
Portree / Isle of Skye	PPC	26	thick	1951	Double	95	£0.60
Rothesay	PPC of Rothesay	23	none	1906	single	80	£3.95
Tranent - 329	PPC (townname horiz.)	19	none	1910	DUPLEX	98	£2.75
Trossachs (+ partial Galloway / 34)	PPC of Loch Vennachar	22	none	1904	single	100	£2.50
Whiting Bay / Arran	PPC of Arran	25	none	1925	single	100	£2.50

Ireland

Town	Cover	Diam. (mm)	Arc Type	Date	Double or Single	%	Price
Bantry	PPC	24	none	1912	single	98	£2.25
Belfast / 12	PPC	27	double	1909	double	100	£1.75
Birr ERROR – 4 in time is INVERTED !!!!	PPC	24	none	1909	single	95	£6.25
Exhibition BO Dublin	PPC	27	double	1907	double	99	£4.95
Killarney	PPC	24	none	1909	single	75	£1.25
Kingstown / * *(2 cancels)*	PSE	29	thick	1920	double	100 / 80	£1.50
Larne	PPC	24	none	1908	single	99	£2.25
Magherafelt	PPC	26	thick	1923	double	90	£1.95
Newcastle / CoDown	PPC	25	none	1904	single	80	£1.50
Newtownards	PPC	27	double	1918	double	95	£1.50
Portrush	PPC	24	none	1911	single	98	£1.75
Portrush	PPC	28	double	1904	double	95	£1.50

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Cover
This shows the media on which the postmark is struck as follows:
PPC – Picture Postcard with non-geographical subject
PPC of …. - Picture Postcard with view of …..
PC – Plain Postcard
PSC – Postal Stationery Card
PSE – Postal Stationery Envelope
ENV – Plain Envelope
PSW – Postal Stationery Wrapper