Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Late Usage of Red Ink


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Following the introduction of black ink deom 10 February 1841, the majority of Post Towns had ceased to use red ink on (or before) 14 February.

Usage on the 1d black

 

 

Plate 6 OH

1d black (plate 6), position OH cancelled with red maltese cross
on entire from Carlow, County Leinster to Dublin dated 15 February 1841.

 

Plate 7 GA

[GA] plate 7, from Galashiels to Edinburgh dated 16 February 1841,
cancelled with a red maltese cross.

 


Plate 2 GD

1d black (plate 2) position GD cancelled with red maltese cross
on envelope from Libberton to Haddington dated 19 February 1841.

 

Plate 9 PL

1d black (plate 9) position PL cancelled with red maltese cross
on entire from Ennis to London dated 22 February 1841.
Handstruck 1 to denote additional charge for redirection on arrival in London
 


Usage on the 1d red
 

A small number of Post Towns continued using red ink well beyond February 1841 and this resulted in red ink being used to cancel 1d red stamps; such usage is rare.
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Plate 5 Red OG
Plate 11 Red EC
Plate 16 TD
Plate 19 NH

[OG] plate 5 in red
cancelled with
a red Maltese cross [e]

[EC] plate 11 in red
cancelled with
red Maltese cross [e]

[TD] plate 16, cancelled with
 a red Maltese cross [e]

[NH] plate 19, cancelled with red (mixed inks) Maltese cross and then a black cross from the same obliterator [e].
 

Plate 20 PL

[PL] plate 20, from Heywood to Newcastle (Staffs.), dated 6 September 1842,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross [e]
Also has Heywood undated circle on reverse
 


Plate 5 OG

[OG] plate 5 in red, from Hayle to Wadebrige dated 15 July 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
Very late use of red Maltese Cross

 

 


Red and Black Crosses
 

Plate 8 IA

[IA] plate 8 in red, from Cushendall, County Antrim to Dublin, dated 29 April 1841,
cancelled with a redMaltese cross of Cushendall and
upon a arrival a black Maltese cross of Dublin
 

EG

[EG] from Redruth to Hayle, dated 19 April 1842,
cancelled with a blackMaltese cross of Redruth and
upon a arrival a red Maltese cross of Hayle


There are only 30 recorded covers bearing a 1d red, cancelled with both red and black crosses
 


Additional items - not in display
 

 

 

 

 

Plate 11 Red GA
Plate 5 Red TE
Plate 14 KG

 

[GA] plate 11 in red
(State One) cancelled with
red Maltese cross
 

[TE] plate 5 in red
cancelled with
red Maltese cross [e]

[KG] plate 14, cancelled with
a red Maltese cross
(on piece)

 

Plate 7 DL

[DL] plate 7, from Pickering to Kirbymoorside, dated 5 March 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross

Very late use of red ink