Taunton Dated Penny Post handstamp in Blue (& a cover from Taunton in USA)

Here is an example of the three line "TAUNTON / date / PY POST" handstamp in blue from January 1849.  The Penny Post handstamp is known in blue in 1848 & 1849.

 To go with this, here is another Taunton mark in blue, this time from Taunton, Massachusetts in 1872.