Sunday 22 June 2014

Shepton Mallet Maltese Cross cancels

It is not known exactly which Towns in Somerset (or elsewhere in the UK) were issued with Maltese Cross cancels.  The first candidates come from the list of Post Towns that received Barred Numeral cancels in 1844.

The two sheets below confirm that Shepton Mallet (701) did receive a Maltese Cross, the first being an example of a red cancel in September 1840 and the second of a black cancel in February 1842.


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