Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Distinctive Maltese Crosses


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Plate 32 HC
Plate 2 OB
SB
Plate 15 ML

[HC] plate 32, cancelled with
 a black Maltese cross
of Cork
 

[OB] plate 2, cancelled with
black Maltese crosses
of Kelso

[SB] cancelled with black Tadcaster maltese cross.

[ML] plate 15, cancelled with
 a black Maltese cross
(Wotton under Edge)

Plate 24 FA-FD

[FA-FD] plate 24, strip of four, cancelled with
black Maltese croses of Greenock

 

AD

[AD] from Norwich to London, dated 2 September 1843
cancelled with the distinctive Maltese cross of Norwich
 
 


Plate 31 OD

[OD] plate 31, on wrapper from Milnethorpe to Kendal, dated 5 June 1843,
cancelled with the black maltese cross of Milnethorpe.

 

Plate 8 KJ

[KJ] plate 8, from Welshpool to Ludlow, dated 13 August 1841,
cancelled with the distinctive solid centre Maltese cross of Welshpool [e]

This is one of 19 recorded examples of this obliterator
 


Plate 36 BA

[BA] plate 36, from Edinburgh to Dunfermline, dated 10 February 1844,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross (Edinburgh small centre)

 

EB

[EB] from Greenock to Paisley, dated 23 November 1843,
cancelled with the distinctive Maltese cross of Greenock

 


KC

[KC] from Cork to Dublin, dated 6 March 1844,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross (Cork special)

 

OA

[OA] from Eyrecourt to Dublin dated 10 July 1842,
cancelled with a black Maltese Cross of Eyrecourt.

 


Plate 1b KD

[KD] plate 1b, from Spilsby to Nottingham, undated ,
cancelled with a red Spilsby Maltese cross
and an additional strike to the left
 

Plate 9 HH

[HH] plate 9 in red, from Spilsby to Epsom, dated 22 April 1841,
cancelled with a black Spilsby Maltese cross
and an additional strike to the left.

The re-directed to London, arriving on 26 April 1841
Manuscript “1” in black denoting 1d to pay on arrival
 


Additional items - not in display

 

 

Plate 35 NJ
Plate 1 AK-AL

 

[NJ] plate 35, cancelled with
 a black Maltese cross
(Mullingar) [e]

[AK-AL] plate 1, cancelled with
 black Maltese crosses
(Manchester “Fishtail”)
ex Mayflower
 

 

Plate 12 EE

[EE] plate 12, from Perth to Blair Athole, dated 14 October 1841,
cancelled with a distinctive Perth (thick lined) Maltese cross