Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Numeral Cancellations of Irish Towns (Numbers 250 to 299)

250 Hilsborough

Earliest recorded use :

[HA] cancelled with black Irish numeral (250 Hillsborough).

[NK] plate 110, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(250 Hilsborough)

251 Hollymount

Earliest recorded use :

[CF] plate 52, from Hollymount to Tuam, dated 15 October 1845,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (251 Hollymount)

252 Hollywood

Earliest recorded use :

[CC] plate 65, cancelled with black Irish numeral (252 Hollywood).

[BG] plate 145, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(252 Hollywood)

[AE] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(252 Hollywood)

[AG] plate 62, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(252 Hollywood)

253 Howth

Earliest recorded use :

254 Inistiogue

Earliest recorded use :

255 Innishannon

Earliest recorded use :

[EA] plate 43, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(255 Innishannon)

256 Johnstown

Earliest recorded use :

257 Kanturk

Earliest recorded use :

[TB] cancelled with black Irish numeral (257 Kanturk).

[PK and PH] two singles on entire dated 7 Mar 1846 from Kanturk to Devonport, cancelled
contrary to regulations
with a single black Irish numeral (257 Kanturk).
 

258 Keady

Earliest recorded use :

259 Kells

Earliest recorded use :

[QF] cancelled with black Irish numeral (259 Kells).

[LL] plate 50, cancelled with green Irish numeral (259 Kells).

[DG] cancelled
with a black Irish numeral
(259 Kells).

[LH] plate 79, cancelled with
 a blue-green Irish numeral
(259 Kells)

260 Kenmare

Earliest recorded use :

[IA] plate 3, from Kenmare to Dublin, dated 29 April 1848,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (260 Kenmare)

[OK-OL] pair, plate 88, cancelled with
black Irish numerals (260 Kenmare)

261 Kilbeggan

Earliest recorded use :

[NA] cancelled with black Irish numeral (261 Kilbeggan).

[TJ] plate 78, from Kilbeggan to Dublin dated 8 April 1848,
cancelled with a blue Irish numeral (261 Kilbeggan).

262 Kilcock

Earliest recorded use :

[LA] plate 34, from Kilcock to Dublin, dated ,5 November 1844
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (262 Kilcock)

[JL] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(262 Kilcock)

[GG] plate 108, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(262 Kilcock)

263 Kilconnell

Earliest recorded use :

264 Kilcullen

Earliest recorded use :

[SD] plate 83, on cover from Kilcullen to Dublin dated 19 June 1849,
cancelled by blue 264 Irish numeral (Kilcullen)
 

[JF] plate 90, cancelled with blue Irish numeral (264 Kilcullen).

265 Kildare

Earliest recorded use :

[SC] cancelled with blue Irish numeral (265 Kildare).

266 Kildorrey

Earliest recorded use :

267 Kildysart

Earliest recorded use :

[KL] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(267 Kildysart)

268 Kilkeel

Earliest recorded use :

269 Kilkenny

Earliest recorded use :

[BB] plate 63, cancelled with blue Irish numeral (269 Kilkenny).

[AA] plate 4, cancelled
with green Irish numeral
(269 Kilkenny).

[CE] plate 60, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(269 Kilkenny)

[FC] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(269 Kilkenny)

[IB] plate 8, from Kilkenny to London, dated 11 February 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
then re-directed to Brighton, and
cancelled again with a black Maltese cross
2 (to pay) mark on reverse
 

270 Killala

Earliest recorded use :

[GJ] plate 67, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(270 Killala)

[LG] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(270 Killala)

[CJ] plate 78, cancelled with
 a blue Irish numeral
(270 Killala)

[PF] plate 55, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(270 Killala)

271 Killaloe

Earliest recorded use :

[GE-GF] plate 125, pair (strong Ivory Heads) cancelled,
contrary to regulations,
 with a single black Irish numeral (271 Killaloe)

[SK] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(271 Killaloe)

272 Killarney

Earliest recorded use :

[KD] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(272 Killarney)

273 Killinardrish

Earliest recorded use :

274 Killeagh

Earliest recorded use :

275 Killucan

Earliest recorded use :

276 Killybegs

Earliest recorded use :

[RJ] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(276 Killybegs)

277 Killyleigh

Earliest recorded use :

[FB] cancelled with black Irish numeral (277 Killyleigh).

278 Killymaule

Earliest recorded use :

279 Killeshandra

Earliest recorded use :

280 Killinchy

Earliest recorded use :

281 Kilough

Earliest recorded use :

282 Kilmacrennan

Earliest recorded use :

283 Kilmallock

Earliest recorded use :

[PL] Kilmallock to London
dated 16 March 1847
cancelled with a blue Irish 283 numeral of Kilmallock.
 

284 Kilrea

Earliest recorded use :

285 Kilrush

Earliest recorded use :

[PL] plate 93, cancelled with black Irish numeral (285 Kilrush).

[AA] plate 48, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(285 Kilrush)

[BH] plate 2, from Kilrush to Limerick dated 7 August 1844,
cancelled with black Irish 285 numeral of Kilrush.
 

286 Kilworth

Earliest recorded use :

287 Kilmacthomas

Earliest recorded use :

288 Kingscourt

Earliest recorded use :

[GB] plate 102, cancelled
with a black Irish numeral
(288 Kingscourt).

289 Kingstown

Earliest recorded use :

[IC] plate 60, on wrapper from Monkstown to Dublin dated 14 January 1846,
cancelled with a blue 289 Irish numeral of Kingstown.
 

[AF] on envelope from Kingstown to Dublin dated 6 October 1846,
cancelled with blue/green 289 numeral (Kingstown).
 

[FC] cancelled with black Irish numeral (289 Kingstown).

[BJ] plate 62, cancelled
with blue Irish numeral
(289 Kingstown).

[KK] cancelled with
 a blue/green Irish numeral
(289 Kingstown)

290 Kinsale

Earliest recorded use :

[QE] plate 53, on entire to Dublin dated 13 July 1845,
cancelled with black Irish 290 numeral of Kinsale.
 

[NF] cancelled with black Irish numeral (290 Kinsale).

[BL] cancelled
with black Irish numeral
(290 Kinsale).

[OI-PI] vertical pair, plate 5 in red, from Kinsale to Dublin dated 11 June 1841,
cancelled with a black Maltese Crosses of Kinsale.
 

[GE-GF] pair from Kinsale to London, dated 28 December 1846,
cancelled with black Irish numerals (290 Kinsale)

291 Kinnegad

Earliest recorded use :

[LE] plate 118, from Kinnegad to Killucan dated 15 December 1851,
cancelled with black Irish 291 numeral of Kinnegad.
Also bears Raharney straight line cancel
 

[JL] from Kinnegad to Killucan, dated 25 January 1848,
cancelled with a blue Irish numeral (291 Kinnegad)

292 Kinnetty

Earliest recorded use :

[CL] cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(292 Kinnitty)

293 Kircubbin

Earliest recorded use :

294 Kish

Earliest recorded use :

295 Knock

Earliest recorded use :

296 Knocktopher

Earliest recorded use :

297 Kinvara

Earliest recorded use :

298 Lanesborough

Earliest recorded use :

299 Larne

Earliest recorded use :

[DE] plate 41, from Larne to Garvagh, dated 19 May 1844,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross (Moxter 207)
 

[SE] plate 26, from Larne to Ballymoney, dated 17 July 1843,
cancelled with a blue-green Maltese cross [c]
 

[MB] plate 62, cancelled with
 a black Irish numeral
(299 Larne)