Thanks to Robert for sending this picture of the Paignton Post and Go handstamp
And this, also from Robert (many thanks), gives a much better idea of scale. This is actually only 23.5mm in diameter.
'in all' mail in 1683
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Prior to 1797 there were only six Post Roads from London. If mail was
going from a place on one post road to somewhere on another post road then
it went...

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