Precancels of Great Britain

This part of the web site is to consolidate information on GB precancels.

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Contributions

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If you have any examples that may be relevant to this website, and are prepared to supply scans, then please:

Scan UPRIGHT on either black or white background, at 300 or 600 dots per inch to be compatible with the other scans.
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Contact information is given below.

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don't have a scanner and/or you don't have email,
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If you have a webcam it can be used to take a picture and send it.

Acknowledgements:

Tim Burgess, http://www.members.tripod.com/~pennyreds/yz.html

for inspiring the creation of this website and providing much needed feedback and advice.
Also for allowing me to use numerous images of his in this website.

Great Britain Philatelic Society (GBPS) for permission to reproduce information from an article written by J. H. Chandler in GB Journal Volume 17, pp29-32 (1979)

Ray_Cobley who has kindly given his permission to reproduce the top image of the scarce Type-I W. H. Smith & Son Precancel.

Arthur-Ryan-GB-Stamps for permission to reproduce the image of the 1906 Registered Cover with W. H. Smith & Son embossed cut-out.

Jan Kosniowski for the images of Type-V W. H. Smith & Son Precancel wrappers.

Robert Danzig for images on the W. H. Smith & Son Page.

Roger De Lacy-Spencer for the red Metropolitan Railway precancel image.

Julian Stray for valuable contributions on the T.O. series.

Comments, criticisms, information or suggestions are always welcome.

Please include the word 'Precancels' in the subject.

Last updated 22nd. January 2020

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