NORTH WESTERN POSTAL BOARD Cards sold at the Philatelic Counters of Blackpool, Bolton, Carlisle, Liverpool, Manchester and Oldham SERIES NUMBER DATE DETAILS NOTES PUBLICITY AND POSTCODE S NWPB2 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 150th Logo - 1st (75,000) - Xmas card 1981 3.00 From NWPB Marketing Department staff Public NWPB PR1 1-May-1983 GPO 3 Mobile Office - 1st - reverse 2.50 Relations matt (2,000) Cards NWPB PR1 1-Aug-1983 GPO 3 Mobile Office - 2nd - reverse 2.50 shiny (2,000) NWPB PR2 1-May-1983 Austin Seven Van DGH 327-1st (2,000) 2.50 NWPB PR2 1-Aug-1983 Austin Seven Van DGH 327-2nd (2,000) 2.50 PR Unit: No Number 4-Jun-1989 Office Austin 7 Van - 1936 - (1,000) 2.50 Staff No Number Office Vintage Vehicles (4) - (1,000) 2.50 Fun No Number Penfold Pillar Box, Buxton - (1,000) 2.50 Day No Number Box, Newlands, Lake District - (1,000) 2.50 GENERAL REGIONAL SERIES No Number 1-Mar-1974 Duddon Valley bus - No code "Lancs.." - 1st (1,000) - (One with cachet) No Number 1-Mar-1974 Duddon Valley bus - 1st - Proof pull on paper (face only) LA1 Apr-1974 Duddon Valley bus - code LA1-2nd (2,000) No Number 25-May-1978 Duddon Valley bus - No code "A Royal " - 3rd No Number 8-Apr-1974 Penrith-Martindale bus (one view) - 1st (1,000) No Number 8-Apr-1974 Penrith-Martindale bus - 1st - Proof pull on paper (face only) CA1 1974 Penrith-Martindale bus (one view) - CA1 "Where" - 2nd (1,000) CA1 25-May-1978 Penrith-Martindale bus (one view) - CA1 "There"- 3rd NWPB1 11-Nov-1976 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Pink sky highly glased - 1st (6,500) NWPB1 Nov-1976 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Dirty yellow apperance - 2nd NWPB1 Mar-1978 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Dirty Grey apperance - 3rd (5,000) NWPB1 25-May-1978 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Rough card - blue sky - 4th NWPB1 17-Sep-1979 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Incribed 4th re - 5th 3.00 NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: "Total number ed 29,750" 10.00 3.00 NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: "Total number ed 29,750". Sold at 5p each. 10.00 12.00 NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: "Total number ed 137,800". Sold at 5p each 1.60 0.60 Page 1
NWPB1 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Incribed 5th re - 6th NWPB1 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 6th re - 150th logo - 7th (75,000) NWPB1 6-May-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Inscribed 7th re - 8th (21,200) NWPB1 20-Aug-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - Inscribed 8th re - 9th (19,800) NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: "Total number ed 79,900" No Number 4-Jun-1979 Penrith-Martindale bus - 5 views - 1st 2.50 (4,000) Buses No Number 13-Aug-1979 Penrith-Martindale bus - 5 views - 2nd (2,500) No Number 16-Aug-1980 Penrith-Martindale bus - 5 views - 3rd No Number 4-Jun-1979 Duddon Valley bus - 5 views - 1st 2.50 (4,000) No Number 13-Aug-1979 Duddon Valley bus - 5 views - 2nd (2,500) No Number 16-Apr-1980 Duddon Valley bus - 5 views - 3rd No Number 4-Jun-1979 Grizedale Forest bus - 1st (7,500) "Total number ed 33,500" No Number 4-Jun-1979 Grizedale Forest bus - 1st - Proof pull on paper (face only) No Number 13-Aug-1980 Grizedale Forest bus - 2nd (20,000) NWPB2 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 1st (25,000) NWPB2 12-Mar-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 150th logo - 1st (75,000) NWPB2 24-May-1980 Liverpool & Manchester Railway - 2nd (19,800) NWPB3a 13-May-1981 Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863-1st (6,900) - Boxes First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale 1867-1st (6,900) - Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879-1st (6,900) - Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c 1885-1st (6,900) - NWPB3a Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863-1st (6,900) - OFF First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale 1867-1st (6,900) - OFF WHITE Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879-1st (6,900) - OFF Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c 1885-1st (6,900) - OFF WHITE NWPB3a 24-Jun-1981 Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863-2nd First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale 1867-2nd 0.60 NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: "Total number ed 45,300" NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: "Total number ed 76,300" Page 2
Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879-2nd Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c 1885-2nd NWPB3a 18-Oct-1982 Liverpool Special, Liverpool 1863 - Calendar First National Standard with lamp post, Rochdale 1867 - Calendar Hexagonal Penfold, Buxton c1879 - Calendar Anonymous Cylindrical low apeture, Keswick c 1885 - Calendar Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd NWPB4a 1-Oct-1981 Fluted box Birkenhead - (10,500) - Boxes NWPB4b National Standard box, Liverpool. - (10,500) - NWPB4c Anonymous Cylindrical High Aperture box, Bolton - (10,500) - NWPB4d VR Pillar Box - (10,500) - NWPB4a Fluted box Birkenhead - (10,500) - OFF NWPB4b National Standard box, Liverpool. - (10,500) - OFF NWPB4c Anonymous Cylindrical High Aperture box, Bolton - (10,500) - OFF NWPB4d VR Pillar Box - (10,500) - OFF NWPB4a 18-Oct-1982 Fluted box Birkenhead - Calendar Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd NWPB4b National Standard box, Liverpool. - Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd Calendar NWPB4c Anonymoud Cylindrical High Aperture Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd box, Bolton - Calendar NWPB4d VR Pillar Box - Calendar Print Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd NWPB6 1-Oct-1981 Hot Air Balloon (code it) 1st Print - 10.3mm wide (13,400) NWPB6 Balloon (code it) 1st Print - 10.3mm wide - "Flown by Royal Mail Balloon" cachet NWPB6 Hot Air Balloon (code it) 1st Print - 10.6mm wide NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: "Total number ed 13,000". Sold at 11p each NWPB5a 18-Nov-1981 Double Aperture, Preston c1935 - WHITE NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: Boxes NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - WHITE NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: NWPB5c E II R Pillar Box, 1953-1980 - NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: NWPB5d New Style Pillar Box, Manchester 1980 - NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: NWPB5a Double Aperture, Preston c1935 - OFF Page 3
NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - OFF NWPB5c E II R Pillar Box, 1953-1980 - OFF WHITE NWPB5d New Style Pillar Box, Manchester 1980 - OFF NWPB5a 18-Oct-1982 Double Aperture, Preston c1935 - Calendar Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - Calendar Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd NWPB5c E II R Pillar Box, 1953-1980 - Calendar Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd NWPB5d New Style Pillar Box, Manchester 1980 - Calendar NWPB5b E VIII R Pillar Box, Blackpool 1936 - CHRISTMAS over on back NWPB NWPB boxes complete calendar - 12 cards wirebound and in envelope Printed by Fenton & Pattison Ltd 2.00 10.00 Printed by Fenton and Pattison Ltd NWPB7a 20-Jul-1982 Mail by Hovercraft - (12,000) NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: al Transport NWPB7b Office Tram - (12,000) NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: NWPB7c Mails Operations, Speke Spoke. - (12,000) NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: NWPB7d Hot Air Balloon - (12,000) NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: NWPB7e Delivery of Mail by Boat - (12,000) NWPB 1983 box Calendar states: Our NWPB8a 10-Oct-1983 Mechanised Letter Offices Service NWPB8b Philatelic Counters to you NWPB8c Sub- Offices NWPB8d Rural men Garden NWPB9a 2-May-1984 The Rose Garden Festival NWPB9b "Liverpool Special" Pillar Box at Herculaneum Entrance. NWPB9c Pillar Box at Fulwood Entrance NWPB9d The Smallest travelling Office in the World NWPB9+ Sep-1984 Proof sheet of set of the four cards (75 signed and numbered s sold for 17.25) 25.00 Liverpool's Royal Mail NWPB10a 2-May-1984 London - Liverpool Mail Coach 1838 NWPB10b Liverpool Office, Canning Dock 1839-1899 NWPB10c Aquitania' loading American Mails 1919 NWPB10d Airmail at Liverpool Aerodrome, 1935 Trams NWPB11a 19-Aug-1985 Blackpool Trams circa 1985 Page 4
of the NWPB11b Liverpool Trams circa 1939 North NWPB11c Manchester Trams circa 1920 West NWPB11d Oldham Trams circa 1920 Painitngs NWPB12a 1-Sep-1986 G-MEX Greater Manchester Exhibition and Events Centre of NW NWPB12b Preston Office, Market Place NWPB12c Rochdale Office, The Esplanade Offices NWPB12d Port Sunlight Office. END OF LISTING Cards ceased to be issued following the reorganisation of the Office in 1986 (c) Copyright Glenn H Morgan, 2013. Not to be sold Page 5