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Penny Black (plate 9)

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Plate 9 was used to print black stamps (in 1840) and red stamps (in 1841).

[DL] cancelled with
a red Maltese cross

[FJ - FK] pair, cancelled with
 red Maltese crosses

[RA] Ashby de la Zouch to Stratford upon Avon, dated 11 February 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
Late use of the red Maltese cross
Letter annotated on same paper and re-addresed for forwarding, but no evidence of being posted

[PL] from Ennis to London, dated 22 February 1841,
cancelled with a red Maltese cross
Handstruck 1 to denote additional charge for redirection on arrival in London
Late use of the red Maltese cross
 

[CJ] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[IA] cancelled with
a black Maltese cross

[GA-GD] strip of four, cancelled with
black Maltese crosses

[DE] from London to Greenock, dated 10 February 1841,
cancelled with a blackMaltese cross.

This is the first day of use of the black Maltese cross
 

[EI] plate 9, from Isle of Man to Newry, dated 22 January 1841,
cancelled with a handsrtruck “P1” first in red and then in black
This is the only recorded example of this handstamp used to cancel a 1d black

Photographic Forgery

[FI-FL] strip of four, photographic forgery,
apparently used on entire from Newbury to Dublin, dated 30 June 1841

This cover bears the correct postal markings on the reverse,
but obviously the original stamp has been removed and replaced with forged strip
 

[JB] in red, from London to Darlington, dated 19 February 1841
 cancelled with a black Maltese cross
This is the earliest known use of plate 9 in red

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

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

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

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

[GB] in red, to Enniskillen dated 28 February 1841,
 cancelled with two black Maltese crosses

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

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

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

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

[ED and FD] in red, from Waltham Cross to Woodbridge dated 14 March 1841,
 cancelled with black Maltese crosses

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

[MK-ML] pair, in red, cancelled with
 black Maltese crosses

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

[MK] in red, from Lurgan to Moy, dated 31 July 1841,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross
Also has Armagh transit datestamp for 31 July 1841

[PG] in red, from London to Newbury, dated 14 August 1841,
 cancelled with a black Maltese cross

[FA] in red, from Enniscorthy to Mountmellick, dated 8 July 1841,
cancelled with a black Maltese cross

[BI] in red, cancelled with
a London Number 8
Maltese cross

[PD] from Liverpool to Elgin, dated 13 September 1841,
cancelled with a blackMaltese cross, and, upon arrival
a Kelso rectangular datestamp (15 September 1841)

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

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