PAQUEBOT CANCELLATIONS
Omnibus Issue #2

SOUTHAMPTON - 1903

Spain - Cornwall, Eng.



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CDS: Single Circle with (CITY NAME) at top and SHIP LETTER (these words can be seperated by a space, a central dot or a low dot) at the bottom. Also 'SHIP LETTERS' is seen.
This wording is an equivalent of 'Paquebot' and this early CDS was used in several British ports.


COUNTRY

PORT

DATES

RARITY**
ENGLANDFALMOUTH1915DD
" HULL1894-1906C
" MIDDLESBROUGH1915DD
" SOUTHAMPTON21894-1901
1901-1911
1901-09
B
A
A
WALESCARDIFF31901-10
1910
both DD
" SWANSEA1901-30D
IRELANDQUEENSTOWN41907DD


NOTES

* Still thought to be in use according to 2nd. Edition (1987) of Hosking's Book.
** Hoskings uses Studd's rating system (A=common, B=less common, C=reasonably scarce, D=rare) with the added categories: AA=very common and DD=very rare.

1 Plymouth: 1896 - 'SHIP.LETTERS'; 1897 - 'SHIP . LETTER'.
2 Southampton: 1894 - 'PACKET LETTER'; 1901-11 - 'SHIP LETTER'; 1901-09 - as 1894 but larger letters.
3 Cardiff: 1910 - in duplex with vertical killer oval with '162' in it.
4 Queenstown: 1907 - no time or date in CDS.