1840-43 Entire letters or entires (4) and stamps (5) showing Maltese Cross cancels in red or black including 1d blacks (2, plate 1b just four margins and plate 8 three margins), entires with 1d reds cancelled by fine crosses of Wiveliscombe, Ludlow (1d plate 21, TL with double check letters, Brandon Certificate), Shrewsbury with the centre virtually missing due to underinking, and Bristol with the cross showing partly ink filled centre. (9).

1840 (Sep 9) Entire letter posted within London bearing 1d black IF plate 1b cancelled by a superb Maltese Cross in black, a good early use of black ink, which began experimentally in London on August 31st. Photo on Page 260. (Image1)

Late Use of Red Maltese Cross. 1842 (Apr 20) Entire letter from Great Heywood to Lord Clifford at Blakes Hotel in London, bearing a 1d red (three margins, crossed by pressed horizontal crease) tied by a fine red Maltese Cross, backstamped by Great Heywood undated circle and datestamps of Rugeley and London. A fine and rare late use of a Maltese Cross in red, cancelling a 1d red stamp. With Mike Jackson Certificate (2017). S.G. B1sb, £35,000. Photo on Page 260. (Image1)

Maltese Crosses on 1841 1d reds comprising covers bearing distinctive crosses of Leamington or Perth, front with Brighton cross, piece with two strikes of the Leamington cross (and skeleton c.d.s alongside the stamp), and single stamps with crosses of York or Manchester. The two covers both with 4 margin stamps, York cross just 4 margins. S.G. £3,500. (6). Photo on Page 232. (Image1)

Alfreton. 1841 (Oct 16) Invoice for the carriage of casks, folded up and posted from Alfreton to Derby bearing a fine four margin 1d red tied by an unusual debris-laden cross. Rockoff & Jackson record two 1841 covers with similar crosses from Alfreton. Very unusual. Photo on Page 260 (Image1)

Brighton. 1841 (Oct 2) 1d Mulready lettersheet, stereo A64 with United Kingdom Life Assurance Company printed advert (Ma 142a), posted from Brighton to London cancelled by the distinctive Maltese Cross in black, a little internal strengthening of folds, otherwise largely fine and attractive, this cross strangely unlisted by S.G. on a Mulready. Also a single 1d red (four margins, small fault at upper left corner) cancelled by the Brighton cross (S.G. £380). (2). Photo on Page 264. (Image1)

Bristol. 1843 (Sep 20) 1d Pink envelope from Clifton to London cancelled by a Bristol cross with solid centre caused by debris in the cross, illustrated in "The Maltese Cross" by Rockoff & Jackson, one of two such solid centre crosses they recorded from Bristol, very unusual. Photo on Page 264. (Image1)

Dursley. 1841 1d Red OE - PH block of eight, margins on all sides (very close to large), each cancelled by an asymmetrical cross, possibly applied at Dursley, from where similar crosses are recorded. An attractive block. Photo on Page 242. (Image1)

Leeds. 1841 (June 2) Entire to London bearing a 1d red (touched at both sides and crossed by a light vertical file fold) tied by a fine strike of the first type Leeds special cross, recorded March to July 1841 with occasional further use until November 1842. S.G. £2,500.

Manchester. 1841 1d Red on small piece tied by the Manchester fish tail cross, and an 1843 (Mar 15) entire letter (small central file hole) to Oldham with a 1d red tied by the second type distinctive cross of Manchester with a small central diamond (recorded September 1842 until April 1843), both fine strikes and stamps with four good margins. (2).

Manchester. 1841 (Apr 29) Piece bearing a 1d black, EL plate 4 with four margins, tied by the distinctive Manchester fish tail cross in black, with a Manchester backstamp. A fine 1d black. S.G. £1,400. Photo on Page 268. (Image1)

Minehead. 1841 (Mar 22) Entire to Bardon bearing a 1d black, EG plate 6 (three good margins, very close at right, touched lower right corner) tied by a black Maltese Cross with wide inner cross arms and flat end plates, with "MINEHEAD / 185" mileage mark alongside. Rockoff and Jackson recorded seven covers with this Minehead cross, just two of which bore 1d blacks. Photo on Page 264. (Image1)

Norwich. 1844 (Jan 7) Entire to Doncaster with a four margin 1d red tied by the distinctive cross of Norwich (used January 1843 - April 1844), very fine. S.G. £1,800. Photo on Page 264. (Image1)

Plymouth. 1841 (March 6) Entire letter to Alphington near Exeter bearing a 1d black OC plate 4 (three margins, just touched lower right) tied by the distinctive Maltese Cross of Plymouth, backstamped "Crabtree / Penny Post" and at Plymouth. A fine strike of this very distinctive cross, similar in appearance to the commoner cross of Norwich, recorded February - June 1841 with the occasional later use until 1843. With Mike Jackson Certificate (2019). S.G. £4,000. Photo on Page 264. (Image1)

Taibach. 1841 (July 8) Entire to Hayle bearing a 1d black, CE plate 6, three margins, tied by a fine but overinked Maltese Cross, resulting in an unusual wide and slightly distorted appearance, fine Taibach backstamp and Hayle arrival datestamp on the front. Photo on Page 264. (Image1)

Wotton Under Edge. 1841 1d Red (three good to large margins, small tear at upper edge, very close at upper right), with a fine Wotton cross cancel. S.G. £6,000. Photo on Page 268. (Image1)

York. 1842 (Aug 18) Entire to Sheffield with a 1d red (three margins) cancelled by the distinctive cross of York, recorded February 1842 until May 1843 with the occasional late use until December, an attractive example of this very distinctive cross. S.G. £2,500. Photo on Page 264. (Image1)

Scotland. 1842-44 Entire letters bearing 1d reds tied by the Edinburgh type 5 special cross (recorded January 1843 - June 1844); Greenock distinctive cross; or the similar type crosses of Arbroath, Stirling or Perth all of which show sharply pointed diamonds and thick lines to the outer cross. These three crosses (and that of Dundee) were probably all made and issued at a similar time, these four offices all lying on the Arbroath to Stirling postal route. An interesting group, the Edinburgh 1d red with four margins, the others with three margins (the Perth cover also with a light file fold through the stamp), the cancels all very fine strikes. S.G. £1,000 (Perth), £550 (Stirling), £500 (Greenock), the others unlisted. (5).

Dumfries. 1844 (May 2) Small cover to London with a fine four margin 1d red tied by the distinctive Dumfries cross, recorded June 1843 - June 1844, this cross listed but unpriced by S.G. Photo on Page 266. (Image1)

Kelso. 1843 (Apr 15) Entire to Edinburgh with a 1d red, four margins, tied by the distinctive Kelso cross (recorded July 1842 - June 1844), an unusually fine stamp and cancel. S.G. £4,000. Photo on Page 266. (Image1)

Kilmarnock. 1844 (May 13) Piece bearing a 1d red (four margins, close at base) tied by a fine strike of the very distinctive Kilmarnock cross (recorded January - June 1844) with a central dot, Kilmarnock and Edinburgh backstamps. S.G. £1,700. Photo on Page 268. (Image1)

Maybole. 1841 (Aug 11) Entire to Ayr with a 1d red (four margins, close at lower right corner, otherwise all large) cancelled by a superb cross showing long diamond points in the centre and flat end plates without end points to the inner cross. Rockoff & Jackson only recorded four covers with this cross, dated August - December 1841. Photo on Page 266. (Image1)

Montrose. 1844 (June 18) Entire (side flaps removed) to Brechin bearing a 1d red (three margins, just touched at right) tied by a superb Montrose cross, the latest of ten cover recorded by Rockoff & Jackson with this cross. S.G. £1,100.

Perth. 1842 (Oct 24) 1d Mulready lettersheet stereo A17 used to Edinburgh, cancelled by a superb strike of the Perth Maltese Cross, Perth and Edinburgh backstamps, light pressed horizontal and vertical file folds, otherwise fine and attractive. This distinctive cross strangely unlisted by S.G. on a Mulready, but priced at £1,000 on a 1d red on cover. Photo on Page 266. (Image1)

Ireland. 1844 Entires with 1d reds tied by distinctive straight sided crosses of Belfast (four margins, S.G. £650), Cork (four margins, S.G. £1,500) or Dublin (cut into, S.G. £300), also a single four margin 1d with Cork cross (S.G. £400), all good strikes. S.G. £2,850. (4).