1843 MAIL PLYMOUTH TO CHELTENHAM 1d RED PL.26 (SG8) DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF PLYMOUTH (SPEC B1tab), LATEST RECORDED USAGE. Fine entire letter Plymouth to 'Mersrs R Davis, 172 High St, Cheltenham' with good 1d pl.26 (SG8) lettered RC with four very close but just clear to fine margins and tied very fine strike DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF PLYMOUTH (Spec B1tab). On reverse 'PLYMOUTH' date stamp FE 2 1843. Jackson lists 31 examples of this distinctive cross which is surprisingly high considering the few examples seen on the market. Of the 31 he lists only seven are on the penny red and this is the only such cover we can remember seeing. RPS Cert 243083. (Ref 145430).
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