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Postal History Snippets

EDINBURGH NEWSPAPER BRANCH

In about 1891 Edinburgh Newspaper Branch introduced a double ring handstamp

25 mm diameter handstamp code O


In 1895 the the check letter above the date was replaced with the clocktime, this style remained in use until the 1920s

26 mm diameter handstamp            
05 April 2002