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Postcards from the Forest

Stapleford Abbotts

Stapleford Abbots

Publisher unknown

Postage mark: Stapleford Tawney 6.45pm AUG 28 1910

Edward VII  Halfpenny Light green.

Rabbits Road,

Stapleford Abbots

Postmark damaged but looks like 1907

Stamp torn off.

No publisher stated.

Close up (left) of the people in Rabbits Road.

Stapleford Abbotts

No publisher

Brick post-box by telegraph pole denotes where the post office was.

It lay further back from the road at the time.

Postmark of above card:

VENTNOR 1 JLY 1937

George VI Halfpenny

Stapleford Abbotts 140742

No publisher stated

Posted Romford15th July 1935

George V Silver Jubilee 1p. red stamp

St. Mary's Church, Stapleford Abbotts. 119050

Publisher: The Bell Series, Leigh on Sea

Undated, Unused

        119051 St. Mary's Church, Stapleford Abbotts.

                            Publisher: Bell, Leigh-on-sea

                                Undated and unposted

      Similar view to the one below but earlier as the ivy hasn't

                                   covered the Church

Stapleford Abbotts Church

No date, unused.

Publisher no stated

Passingford Bridge near Abridge

Posted: Stapleford Tawney/Romford,  August 24th 1904

Edward VII Halfpenny turquoise.

Published by Chas Riggs, Abridge.

Passingford Bridge 182

Undated, unposted.

No publisher given.

Similar view to the above.

Passingford Bridge 45515

Posted: Epping 13th July 1915 George V Halfpenny

No publisher given.