Altrincham. 1903 Picture postcard posted within Altrincham with KEVII ½d tied by superb oval Advance Posting cancel, code "A.D.J", very scarce, c.6,500 items posted at Altrincham in 1903. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Ashton-Under-Lyne. 1906 Picture postcard to Manchester with KEVII ½d tied by a fine "X/MAS" cancel, very scarce, only 3,100 items posted at Ashton-Under-Lyne in 1906. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Birkenhead. 1908 Picture postcard (headed "Xmas. 08") with KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, the year date at right clearly omitted in error. Similar year omitted errors are recorded from Eccles, Stalybridge and Stockport. Tiny tear at upper edge, otherwise fine and unusual.

Bolton. 1904 Picture postcard posted within Bolton, with KEVII ½d tied by oval Advance Posting cancel, code "B.L.", fine. c.25,000 items posted at Bolton in 1904. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Bury. 1903 Cover posted within Bury, a KEVII 1d tied by oval Advance Posting cancel code "B.C." in red. Several edge tears, an unusual red cancel on a 1d stamp on cover. The only year this scheme operated at Bury, c.10,000 items posted.

Douglas. 1906 Stampless cover to Liverpool with red "DOUGLAS · I·OF·MAN / PAID / ½ / 06 / A" handstamp (with year only, no date shown) and black "XMAS" handstamp. A remarkable combination, the only Christmas advance posting item prepaid in cash we have recorded from any town. 10,200 Items posted at Douglas in 1906. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Douglas. 1908 Picture postcard with printed Christmas greetings, to Stalybridge, a KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel. 25,000 Items posted in Douglas in 1908. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Dukinfield. 1907 Picture postcard posted within Dukinfield with KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, a few letters partly missing at the upper edge of the card, otherwise superbly struck. Just 700 items posted at Dukinfield in 1907, the smallest posting of any town in that year with only three towns recording smaller postings in any other year of the scheme. Very rare, possibly unique. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Eccles. 1908 Picture postcard to Barton, near Particroft, with a KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, 11,609 items posted at Eccles in 1908. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Glossop. 1906 Picture postcard sent within Glossop with a KEVII ½d tied by the "X / MAS" cancel, fine and scarce, just 3,600 items posted in Glossop in 1906. Photo on Page 88. (Image1)

Hull. 1903 Picture postcard sent within Hull, a KEVII ½d cancelled by Advance Posting cancel code "H.U." in red. The only year this scheme operated in Hull, 15,635 items posted, cancels rarely seen. Photo on Page 90. (Image1)

Leicester. 1908 Picture postcard with printed Christmas greetings posted within Leicester, a KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, an unusually fine strike. 50,998 items posted in 1908.

Macclesfield. 1903 Picture postcard posted within Macclesfield with KEVII ½d tied by a superb oval Advance Posting cancel code "M.C." in red. Exceptional quality and very scarce, just 2,700 items posted, the only year this scheme operated at Macclesfield. Photo on Page 90. (Image1)

Manchester. 1905 Covers with the oval Advance Posting cancel code "M.R.", one cover to the stamp dealer Charles Nissen in London franked by two QV ½d newspaper wrapper cut-outs each with a fine cancel; the other cover franked KEVII ½d to Altrincham, presumably delivered on Christmas day but then apparently put back into the post, endorsed "Found reposted, 9.0am 27/12/05" with a Dec. 27 (10.15am) Altrincham c.d.s applied on the front, redelivered on that day to the original address. Two unusual covers. (2).

Norwich. 1903 Picture postcard with Christmas greetings posted within Norwich, a KEVII ½d tied by Norwich 575 duplex in red, simply containing a "5" and the year date "03" with the "3" inverted, very fine and rare. Norwich and Cheltenham used their ordinary datestamps in red with the date omitted on mail posted in advance for Christmas delivery in 1903. Just 1,414 items posted in Norwich in 1903, this card being the finest of three recorded examples of this red duplex. Photo on Page 90. (Image1)

Norwich. 1908 Picture postcard to London with KEVII ½d tied by a superb "X / MAS" cancel. 14,905 Items posted at Norwich in 1908. Photo on Page 90. (Image1)

Prescot. 1906 Cover to Chester franked KEVII ½d, tied by a very fine "X / MAS" cancel. Very scarce, just 3,200 items posted in 1906. Photo on Page 90. (Image1)

Reading. 1908 Picture postcard sent within Reading with a KEVII ½d tied by a fine "X / MAS" cancel. 17,035 Items posted in Reading in 1908. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Runcorn. 1908 Picture postcard sent within Runcorn, with KEVII ½d tied by a fine "X / MAS" cancel. Fine and scarce, just 3,900 items posted. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

St. Helens. 1908 Picture postcard with printed Christmas greetings posted to Southport, a KEVII ½d tied by a fine "X / MAS" cancel, the "08" year set sloping downwards. Fine and scarce, c.3,000 items posted in 1908. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Sale. 1903 Picture postcard sent locally to Brooklands, a KEVII ½d tied by the oval Advance Posting cancel code "S.C.R.", a superb strike, scarce, c.4,000 items posted in 1903. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Sale. 1908 Cover to Manchester with KEVII ½d tied by oval Advance Posting cancel, code "S.C.R.", very fine. 26,000 Items posted in 1908. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Stalybridge. 1906 Picture postcard posted within Stalybridge with a KEVII ½d tied by "X / MAS" cancel, fine and very scarce, just 2,400 items posted in 1906. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Stockport. 1908 Cover to Disley with a KEVII 1d tied by fine "X / MAS" cancel. c.30,000 Items posted in 1908. Photo on Page 92. (Image1)

Walsall. 1903 Picture postcard sent locally with KEVII ½d tied by oval Advance Posting cancel code "W.L." in red, superb quality. The only year this scheme operated at Walsall, 11,618 items posted. Photo on Page 94. (Image1)