Great Britain - The Imperforate Issues (1840-1853)

Two Pence Blue (plate 2)

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Plate 2 was registered on 31 July 1840 and 9,100 sheets were printed from it

 The earliest recorded usage is 18 August 1840.

[DB] cancelled with
a red Maltese cross

[CJ-CL] strip of three, cancelled with
brownish red Maltese crosses

[SL] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[BA-BD] strip of four, cancelled with
black Maltese crosses

[BH] from Kilrush to Limerick, dated 7 August 1844,
cancelled with a black Irish numeral (285 Kilrush)

[FI] cancelled with
a black Irish numeral
(232 Galway)

[EE] cancelled with
a black Irish numeral
(232 Galway) [e]

[OB] cancelled with
black Maltese crosses
of Kelso

[LE] cancelled with
a black numeral
(262 Droitwich)

[FJ-GJ] vertical pair, on large piece, dated 10 August 1842,
cancelled with two Exeter Bag Seals

[JL] cancelled with
 a black numeral
(303 Folkestone)

[KD] plus [JE-JF] pair, cancelled with
two black Maltese crosses
Contrary to regulations