Margate (GB)

Cliftonville Sub Office cancel of 1939

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Margate purpose built Post Office, Cecil Square.

Margate is a seaside town in the district of Thanet in Kent, England. It lies 38.1 miles (61.3 km) east-north-east of Maidstone, on the coast along the North Foreland and contains the areas of Cliftonville, Garlinge, Palm Bay and Westbrook. Margate was recorded as "Meregate" in 1264 and as "Margate" in 1299, but the spelling continued to vary into modern times. The name is thought to refer to a pool gate or gap in a cliff where pools of water are found, often allowing swimmers to jump in. The cliffs of the Isle of Thanet are composed of chalk, a fossil-bearing rock. The town's history is tied closely to the sea and it has a proud maritime tradition. Margate was a "limb" of Dover in the ancient confederation of the Cinque ports. It was added to the confederation in the 15th century. Margate has been a leading seaside resort for at least 250 years. Like its neighbour Ramsgate, it has been a traditional holiday destination for Londoners drawn to its sandy beaches. Margate had a Victorian pier which was largely destroyed by a storm in 1978.

Margate

Pre-stamp to 1899	1900-1999	2000-Present
Post Town by 1770 Money Order Office 1 October 1792 Numeral 506 allocated 1844 Savings Bank 18 November 1861 Telegraph Office 1870. Code used ME	No changes recorded	Branch Office closed 18 March 2015 Became a Main Office, relocated in WH Smith, 19 March 2015

MARGATE SHIP LETTER 23 July 1814

MARGATE 76 - dated 22 December 1826. Mileage mark showing miles to London

Plate 25 QL, MARGATE 506 Sideways Duplex JY 31,1856

MARGATE 3

Duplex postmark 9 Jul 1863 on 1d Red Die II Plate 48 9 Jul 1863

1d Red Die II Plate 44 TE-TF cancelle by a sideways duplex of Margate 1857.

MARGATE 2 Double circle and bars

Cliftonville

Dalby Square.

Pre-stamp to 1899	1900-1999	2000-Present
Post Office under Margate, Money Order Office & Savings Bank 1 October 1889 Telegraph Office 13 May 1890. Code use MCV Changed from TSO to BO 1 August 1893	Changed from BO to Franchise Post Office 20 March 1995	no further change currently

CLIFTONVILLE MARGATE KENT office cancel on International Reply Coupon

Holly Lane

Pre-stamp to 1899	1900-1999	2000-Present
No office	Post Office 1936. Noted in the Post Office Circular 5 August 1936	Changed to a Main Post Office 1 July 2014

HOLLY LANE Post office counter stamp 2012.