Cross UDC

The Cross UDC was the earliest of this format to be introduced, with the entry in the Steel Impression Book on 26th September 1827.  It had two periods of use, from 1827 to 1838, and from 1842 to 1850, with a handstamp of a similar format but with a date being used from 1839 to 1841.

Around the time that the dated handstamp stopped being used (1841-2), Cross stopped being a Post Town and came under Wells (and thus didn't need a dated handstamp as the dated handstamp would have come from Wells, its Post Town).

I haven't found an example of the Cross UDC from the earlier (1827-1838) period.

Here's an example of the dated handstamp from the 1839-1841 period, this example from February 1841.

And here are some examples of the Cross UDC from the later (1842-1850) period.  First, from July 1842, is an entire with a very faint Cross UDC on the reverse (above the stamp) and an unboxed "No.7" handstamp, possibly from Mark.

Here's an example from January 1846, with the boxed "No.10" of South Brent.

I've shown this example fairly recently, with a large unboxed "No.7" from July 1846, which may possibly be the "No.7" from the Bridgwater Penny Post.

Two more examples of the Cross UDC from January 1845 and February 1849, these with the boxed "No.9" handstamp from Wedmore (the UDC on the lower example is extremely faint on top of the start of the addressee's name).