Sources of Information

Apart from examples of postmarks (by email to somersetdorsetphg@gmail, 300 dpi colour scans if possible please), Somerset postmarks have been gleaned from the following literature:

• The Somerset listing of UK Post Offices by County maintained by Ken Smith

• The Somerset section of the British County Catalogue [1992] as updated by the Somerset & Dorset Postal History Group (S&DPHG)

• "Postmarks of Somerset, Steel Handstamps Proof Impressions 1826 - 1921" by Mike Welch, published by the S&DPHG in 1995

• "The Climax Rubber Date Stamps of Somerset", collated from articles by Mike Welch published in the S&DPHG Journal

• "The Undated Circular Marks of Somerset and Dorset", published by the S&DPHG in 1992 and updated by the S&DPHG

• "Barred Numeral Cancellations of England and Wales" by John Parmenter, David Luckly, and Ken Smith, made available on the Great Britain Philatelic Society website

• "Collecting British Squared Circle Postmarks" by Stanley F Cohen, Maurice, Barette, John Hine and A.M. WIlliams

• "Skeleton Postmarks of England & Wales" by James Mackay, 3rd Edition 2006 compiled by Patrick G Awcock and John R Frost published by the British Postmark Society

• "KRAG Machine Postmarks of Great Britain & Ireland" by Paul T Carter

• "Universal Machine Postmarks" by Paul T Carter, published through the British Postmark Society

• "In-Depth Slogan Postmarks Listings" by Colin G Peachey, and by Martin Grier, made available through the British Postmark Society webpage

Very great thanks to all the authors and publishers for all of the above !