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Irish Post Offices & Postmarks

Armoy, Ballymoney
Oirthear Mai, County Antrim.
(Airthear Muighe)

Post Office opened 06 May 1833. It had an undated name stamp and a penny post mark. From 1887 the numeral 11 was used in the diamond obliterator. A double ring datestamp and a rubber mark are all known in English.

ARMOY 11

Earliest known date - c1887
Latest known date - c1905
Postmark type - Diamond Obliterator


Codes Known -

Diamond 3-3-3
  Armoy 11    
  1905    

This example from J G shows an Armoy 11 diamond in the format 3-3-3. It is unusually accompanied with a ARMOY RSO / 13 MR 1905 / Co. ANTRIM. The late use of single numeral marks in conjunction with a separate single ring was common in Scotland and England but no mention is recorded of this practice in Ireland, until now!

ARMOY RH / Ballymoney

Earliest known date - c1844
Latest known date - c1857
Postmark type - Two Line Italic with R.H. The italic lettering was the first type of Receiving House marks.


Codes Known - 10.30AM

Straight(c40mm x 13mm)
Armoy Receiving House      
1846-54 38x14      

ARMOY

Earliest known date - 1 Dec1887
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Single ring, 21mm, date on two lines as MM DD / YYwith singlke code letter above.


Codes Known - C

SR(21mm)
1 DEC 1887      
14 Oct 1889 14 Oct 1889 traced from ED1/9/64 No43 PRONI.    

ARMOY rubber mark

Earliest known date - 25 Jun 1885
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Single Ring with date on one line as DD MMM YY


Codes Known -

SR(28mm)
25 Jun 1885      
       

ARMOY / Ballymoney. Co. Antrim, Single Ring

Earliest known date - 31 JUL 1970
Latest known date - 20 Jun 1996
Postmark type - Single Ring with date on two lines as DD MMM / YY. Single letter code above date. Two short arcs at top either side of ARMOY.


Codes Known - B, C

SR(26mm)
25 Jun 1992   31 July 1970  
20 Jun 1996      
Taken from CoP by AW Graham on 20 Jun 1996      

ARMOY RSO / Co. Antrim

Earliest known date - 13 MAR 1905
Latest known date - 10 DEC 1915
Postmark type - Single Ring with date on two lines as MM DD / YY. Time code above date as 10.30 AM.


Codes Known - 10.30AM, 4.10PM

SR(26mm)
6 AUG 1910   10 DEC 1915  
       

ARMOY / Co. Antrim / Arcs

Earliest known date - 5 JUL 1947
Latest known date - 1 JAN 1954
Postmark type - Double Ring with date on two lines as DD MM / YY. Time code above date as a single letter. Large thick arcs at each side.


Codes Known - C

DR(27mm)
5 JY 1947   27mm  
       

ARMOY /Ballymoney Co. Antrim

Earliest known date - 20 JUN 1996
Latest known date -
Postmark type - Single Ring with date on two lines as DD MM / YY. Time code above date as single letter.


Codes Known - D

SR(23mm)
20 JUN 1996      
       

ARMOY PO

Photo by A W Grahm 20 Jun 1996
20 Jun 1996      
       

History:-

Post Masters:-
Thoms Directory - 1846-58, Post M, Jane Dornan
Slaters Directory, 1870 Jane Dorning
Bradshaws Directory - 1888 Wm J Lavery, Assistant Miss J Lavery
up to 1896, Mrs Anne Wilson
1897-1901-1921/2 Samuel McMullan
1923-26 Adam McMullen
1927-41 Robert Swann
D&A YB 1943-81 Alex Cusick JP
1986-91 S.A. Cusick

In 1996 the PO was located at 15 Main Street, BT53 8RF

 

 

 

 

 

  
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
       
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