International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Great Britain/UPF Model "HS" & "EHS"
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Universal Postal Frankers Ltd. Model "HS" and "EHS".
[edit | edit source]Ten International Postal Supply Co., Ltd. Model "M" cancelling machines were imported from the United States in 1923 by Universal Postal Frankers Ltd., and these were fitted with single-value detachable meters manufactured at UPF’s experimental works.
Two versions of the machine were created, the Model "HS" (High Speed) and the Model "EHS" (Extra High Speed).
One machine (London W.C.2., M# blank) was used for demonstration purposes, while another was returned to IPS in 1924 fitted with a 1½d meter. The Model HS/EHS could not print a slogan, although the demonstration machine is known with a separately applied slogan.
Machines known postally used are listed below.
- 1 London S.W.11. User: Freemans
- 2 Watford User: A. Wander & Co.
- 3 London E.C.3. User: J. Henry Schröder & Co.
- 3A London E.C.3. User: J. Henry Schröder & Co.
- 2½d Die A1
- Type A5A.
- Centre bar D, but M# underlined.
- M# with superscript "A".
- a. Error: year figures inverted.
- SEP 11 1924
- AUG 3 1934
- 3 London W.1. User: Selfridge & Co.
- 2½d Die A1
- Listed in The Stamp Lover, Nov. 1926, but actual examples not seen.
- 4 London S.W.1. User: Harrods, Ltd.
- ½d Die A1
- Type A5A.
- Centre bar C with a small nick in the middle.
- M# raised with partial underline.
- JUL 17 1924
- NOV 2 1929
- 6 London E.C.1. User: Carreras, Ltd.
- X1 London S.W.1. User: Harrods, Ltd.
- 1½d Die A1
- Type A5A.
- Centre bar C.
- Relief machine: M# with "X" prefix.
- M# sans-serif.
- JUL 4 1924
- JUL 24 1924