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Plate 2 was used to print black stamps (in 1840) and red stamps (in 1841).

[HA-HB] pair, cancelled with
red Maltese crosses
HA has defective letter H

[KE-KF] pair, cancelled with
 red Maltese crosses

[CH] from Dublin to Croydon dated 15 May 1840,
cancelled with an orange-red Maltese cross of Dublin
and then a red-brown Maltese cross of London
Dublin diamond (15 MY 40) and London Tombstone (17 MY 1840) in colours matching the respective crosses
 

[CJ] cancelled with
a red Maltese cross

[CJ] cancelled with
a red Maltese cross

[PK] cancelled with
a vermillion Maltese cross

[PF] from Belfast to Hathersage dated 18 May 1840,
cancelled with a red-orange Maltese Cross

[CJ] from Stafford to Trentham, dated 4 June 1840,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross

[SI] from Newton Stewart to Edinburgh, dated 4 July 1840,
cancelled with a purple-maroon Maltese cross of Newton Stewart [e]

[KE] from Todmorden to Danby, dated 24 July 1840
cancelled with an orange-red Maltese cross
Also has Todmorden Penny Post in red
 

[AD] plate 7, local London dated 9 August 1840,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross

then redirected to Cranbrook on 10 August 1840 and subsequently to Huntly on 11 August 1840

One redirection has the addition of [LK] plate 2,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross in a different shade

On redirection has a Manuscript “1” in black denoting 1d due on arrival
 

[RD] from Clitheroe to Blackburn, dated 8 September 1840,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
Clitheroe departure CDS in blue
 

[GD] from Libberton to Haddington, dated 19 February 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
Late use of the red Maltese cross

[QD] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[EB] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[PI] sent locally within London, dated 31 August 1840,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross
This is the first day of use of the experimental black Maltese cross in London
There are seven other recorded examples used on the First Day
 

[EF] cancelled with
 a red Axminster datestamp
(5 September 1840)

[DK] cancelled with
a black Scottish numeral
(139 Falkirk)

[JG] on piece, cancelled with
Poulton Penny Post in black and then a red Maltese cross

[CC] from Longtown to Carlisle, dated 10 September 1840,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross

Very early usage of the Black Maltese Cross and the only recorded usage from Longtown
 

[CJ] in red, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[CI] in red, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[CC] in red, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[LK] in red, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[TK] in red, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross
(Scottish large centre)

[IE] in red, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[ME] in red, cancelled with
a blue Maltese cross
(Scottish thin lined)

[CJ] in red, cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[FD] in red, sent locally within Edinburgh, dated 4 September 1841,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross of Edinburgh

[AB] in red, from Belfast to Moy, dated 24 February 1842,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross of Belfast