144706 1852 WRAPPER WESTRAY, ORKNEY ISLANDS TO KIRKWALL 1d (SG8) CANCELLED VERY LATE USE MALTESE CROSS AT WESTRAY ALSO 1844 NUMERAL CANCELLATION.

1852 WRAPPER WESTRAY, ORKNEY ISLANDS TO KIRKWALL 1d (SG8) CANCELLED VERY LATE USE MALTESE CROSS AT WESTRAY ALSO 1844 NUMERAL CANCELLATION. Fine wrapper Westray, Orkey Isles to 'Andrwew Gold Esq, Grainbank, Kirkwall', 1d red imperforate (SG8) lettered HK, cut into at top otherwiae good margins cancelled good to fine strike MALTESE CROSS AT WESTRAY and light strike Scottish numeral at Kirkwall. On reverse fine to very fine strike 'WESTRAY/PENNY POST' handstamp in black and 'KIRKWALL' date stamp DE 23 1852. Very fine late usage of the Maltese cross. (REF 144706).