SIDEWAYS DUPLEX TYPES, CHARACTERISTICS AND PARTICIPATING TOWNS

 

There were eleven different Types although my listing has followed the Traill and Holland methodology which details eight different Types and three sub-Types.

Below the Type images, I have detailed the relevant participating towns from where you can progress into the data  related to each town. Please note that these images not necessarily to         scale.

 

                                            TYPES                                         CHARACTERISTICS

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTICIPATING TOWNS

(click on A-C, D-K, L-R or S-Z and then scroll down to the Town )

 

A-C

 

ABINGDON 3; ALDERSHOT CAMP 046; ASHTON UNDER LYME 32; BANGOR 47; BARNSTABLE 50;

BATH 53; BATTLE 54;BEDFORD 61; BIRKENHEAD 74; BIRMINGHAM 75; BOLTON 92; BOSTON 94;

BRADFORD 107; BRENTWOOD 118; BRIGHTON 132; BRISTOL 134; BUNGAY 147; BURNLEY 150;

BURY LANCS 154; BURY ST EDMUNDS; CAMBRIDGE 158; CANTERBURY 84; CARDIFF 162; CARLISLE 165; CARMARTHEN 167; CARNAVON 108; CHATHAM 173; CHELMSFORD 176; CHELTENHAM 177; CHERTSEY 179; CHESTER 180; CHESTERFIELD 186; CHICHESTER 190; CIRENCESTER 204; CLIFTON 959; COLCHESTER 210; COVENTRY 223; CROYDON 938

 

D-K

 

DARLINGTON 233; DARTFORD 236; DERBY 242; DEVIZES 249; DEVONPORT 620; DEVONPORT 250; DONCASTER 255; DORCHESTER 256; DORKING 257; DOVER 258; DUDLEY 263; DURHAM 267; EXETER 285; FAKENHAM 288; FALMOUTH 290; FARNBOROUGH STATION 023; FOLKESTONE 303; GATESHEAD 309; GLOUCESTER 312; GOSPORT 320; GRANTHAM 321; GRAVESEND 322;

GREAT MALVERN 497; GUILFORD 325; HALIFAX 330; HARLESTON 336; HARROGATE 338; HASTINGS 342; HAVANT 344; HAVERFORDWEST 345; HELSTON 351; HEREFORD 357;

HERTFORD 359; HONITON 376; HUDDERSFIELD 387; HULL 383; HUNTINGDON 396;

HURST GREEN 428; IPSWICH 405; ISLE OF MAN 407; KENDALL 411; KIDDERMINSTER 415; KINGSTON 422

 

L-R

LANCASTER 436; LAUNCESTON 439; LEAMINGTON 444; LEEDS 447; LEICESTER 449; LEWES 451; LINCOLN 458; LONDON SE; LONDON W; LOWESTOFT 478; LYNN 488; MAIDENHEAD 492; MAIDSTONE 493; MANCHESTER 498; MARGATE 506; MERTHYR TYDVIL 523; NEWARK 541; NEWBURY 544; NEWCASTLE ON TYNE 545; NEWMARKET 557; NEWPORT 561;

NEWTON ABBOT 567; NORMANTON 048; NORTHAMPTON  570; NORTH SHIELDS 573;

NORWICH 575; NOTTINGHAM 583; OXFORD 603; PEMBROKE DOCK 368; PENRITH 606; PETERBOROUGH 612; PLYMOUTH 620; POOLE 624; PORTSMOUTH 625; PRESTON 628; RAMSGATE 634; READING 635; REIGATE 637; RHYL 973; ROCHDALE 648; ROCHESTER 650;

ROTHERHAM 655; ROYSTON 658;

 

S-Z

 

SALISBURY 683; SCARBOROUGH 693; SHEERNESS 699; SHEFFIELD 700; SHREWSBURY 708; SLOUGH 717; SOUTHAMPTON 723; SPALDING 727; STAFFORD 730; STAMFORD 742; STAPLEHURST 939; STOCKPORT 733; STOURBRIDGE 750; STROUD 757; SUNDERLAND 761;

SWAMSEA 763; SWINDON 766; TAUNTON 776; TAVISTOCK 780; TENBY 784; THETFORD 790;

TIVERTON 800; TORQUAY 805; TRURO 814; TUNBRIDGE WELLS 820; UXBRIDGE 830; WARRINGTON 847; WELLINGTON SALOP 859; WELLINGTON SOM 864; WELLS 864;

WESTON SUPER MARE 871; WEYMOUTH 873; WIGAN 878; WINCHESTER 888; WINDSOR 890;

WISBEACH 897; WOLVERHAMPTON 905; WOODBRIDGE 907; WORCESTER 918; WREXHAM 924;

YARMOUTH 927; YORK 930.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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TYPE 1a
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TYPE 1b
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TYPE 2
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TYPE 3
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TYPE 4
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TYPE 5a
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TYPE 5b
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TYPE 6a
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TYPE 6b
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TYPE 7
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TYPE 8
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UNCLASSIFIED
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This was the first sideways duplex (along with 1b) and was issued to 4 Towns. It, and 1b, were the only marks which had the name of the Town at the top with the sideways obliterator facing to the left.
 In the Sheffield mark the inner arc was broken to make way for the code letter and the width of the dater was 20 - 21mm compared with the other Towns using this Type at 22 - 23mm.




This Type is known as the ‘Reading Biscuit’ and was only issued to this Town








This is the most abundant Type and was issued to 139 Towns and in some instances there were many recuts/new stamps issued e.g. Manchester received a total of 89 stamps over the years.
 Of particular interest are the Devonport marks which received a number 620 obliterator (which was Plymouth’s number) and then subsequently the correct number 250.
 The width of the datestamp was 23 - 27mm.


This is similar to Type 2 except that the width of the dater is 20 - 21mm.
It was issued to 20 Towns.







This is the first Type with a single arc and was only issued to 2 Towns.
 The width of the dater is 22mm.








This is similar to Type 4 except that the width of the dater is 19 - 20mm.
 It was issued to 9 Towns.








Similar to Type 5a except that the layout in the dater is different. In this Type the code is above the date and the year is expressed in only 2 numerals.
 It was issued to 13 Towns.





This was issued to 2 London S.E. Districts and 2 London W.Districts.









This was issued only to 1 London S.E District with the S.E. Being incorporated into the dater.









This was only issued to Birmingham and is the only mark where the dater circle is unbroken.







This is a mix of the other marks but with the obliterator being upright.
It was issued to 28 Towns






I have included this mark as it is mentioned in the Traill and Holland book. However, it is not recorded in the Proof Books and I do not know of anyone that has seen a copy.
 More information would be very much appreciated.