Plate 10 was used to print black stamps (in 1840) and red stamps (in 1841).
Printing in Black
Plate 10 was registered on 8 December 1840 and 8,000 sheets were printed from it.
The earliest recorded usage is 2 January 1841.
[DG] Towcester to London, dated 12 February 1841, cancelled with a red Maltese cross Late use of the red Maltese cross
[FI] cancelled with a red Maltese cross
[JF-JG] pair, cancelled with red Maltese crosses [e]
[PJ] from Pierce Bridge, Darlington to Curloin, Ireland, dated 13 February 1841, cancelled with a red Maltese cross Pierce Bridge penny post and P1 to denote additional charge for redirection on arrival in Curloin Late use of the red Maltese cross
[ID] cancelled with a black Maltese cross
[GK-GL] pair, cancelled with “watery” black Maltese crosses
[DE] cancelled with a black datestamp (Ludlow) ex Stewart
Printing in Red
Plate 10 was also used to print 24,000 sheets of stamps in red before February 1841.
The earliest recorded usage is 17 February 1841 (see below).
[MF] in red, from Charing Cross to Andover, dated 17 February 1841, cancelled with a black Maltese cross [e] This is the earliest recorded use of plate 10 in red
[CJ] in red, cancelled with a black Maltese cross
[SC] in red, cancelled with a black Maltese cross
[AH] in red, cancelled with a black Maltese cross
[RC] in red, cancelled with a black Maltese cross
[RJ] in red, from Clonmell to Dublin, dated 19 March 1841, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross of Clonmell P converted to R variety
[GF] in red, cancelled with a blue Maltese cross
[CJ] in red, cancelled with a black Maltese cross State 2 without O flaw
