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Old June 6th 11, 07:06 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Nick Bridgwater[_2_]
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Is there a book/catalogue that would tell me which towns in Somerset
employed a Maltese Cross cancel ?

Would I be right in thinking it would be the earlier post towns:
eg. Axbridge, Bath, Bridg(e)water, Bruton, Castle Cary, Chard, Clevedon ?,
Crewkerne, Cross ?, Dulverton, Frome, Glastonbury, Ilchester, Ilminster,
Langport, Minehead, Shepton Mallet, Somerton, South Petherton, Taunton,
Wellington, Wells.

Regards,
Nick
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Old June 7th 11, 01:43 PM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Tony Clayton[_2_]
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Default Maltese Cross cancels ?

Nick Bridgwater wrote:
Is there a book/catalogue that would tell me which towns in Somerset
employed a Maltese Cross cancel ?


Possibly, but I do not know of it.

Would I be right in thinking it would be the earlier post towns:
eg. Axbridge, Bath, Bridg(e)water, Bruton, Castle Cary, Chard,
Clevedon ?, Crewkerne, Cross ?, Dulverton, Frome, Glastonbury,
Ilchester, Ilminster, Langport, Minehead, Shepton Mallet, Somerton,
South Petherton, Taunton, Wellington, Wells.


I would presume all post offices that were in action in 1840-1842
would have used maltese cross cancellers for the stamps, and a town stamp
elsewhere on the cover--
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Old June 8th 11, 11:16 AM posted to rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Nick Bridgwater[_2_]
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Default Maltese Cross cancels ?

Sir F. A. Rien wrote in
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Nick Bridgwater No@Spam found these unused words:

Is there a book/catalogue that would tell me which towns in Somerset
employed a Maltese Cross cancel ?


There are several books on the 'Maltese Cross', but they mostly deal
with the distinctive crosses.

The most recent " The Maltese Cross Cancellations of Great Britain and
Ireland" is a planned 3 volume work [two are out], but very expensive.

The earlier Alcock & Holland work was far less in scope, but did have
plastic overlays for some of the distinctive crosses.

IF, as with most, there's no major 'distinction', then it's almost
impossible to tell the town from the cross.

Would I be right in thinking it would be the earlier post towns:
eg. Axbridge, Bath, Bridg(e)water, Bruton, Castle Cary, Chard,
Clevedon ?, Crewkerne, Cross ?, Dulverton, Frome, Glastonbury,
Ilchester, Ilminster, Langport, Minehead, Shepton Mallet, Somerton,
South Petherton, Taunton, Wellington, Wells.


All active post towns would have used an MX from May 1840 through the
issuance of the Barred Numerals in 1844. A few continued to use their
MX even later.

Axbridge was not on the 1844-57 list, so probably no MX
Bruton was not on the 1844-57 list, so probably no MX
Castle Cary was not on the 1844-57 list, so probably no MX
Clevedon was not on the 1844-57 list, so probably no MX
Cross was not listed through the entire BN period
Dulverton was not in the first issued BN's so probably no MX
Langport was not in the first issued BN's so probably no MX

Minehead, Dunster, Taunton, Williton were issued at the same time,
late in the BN series. MX possible on Taunton and Williton as they
appear at the proper place in the alphabet of the first BN issue, I'd
think questionable on Minehead and Dunston.

Regards,
Nick


HTH

JA



Thanks.

I've got a couple of examples of MX on covers that appear to originate
from Minehead (dated June 1841 & December 1842).

I've also looked at Pigot's Somerset Directory for 1844 and it lists
"Post Offices" for most of the major towns in Somerset, onlyu 3 of which
does it add the rider that their post goes to another (post) town.

I guess it's a question of looking for them on a decent cover/entire.

Regards,
Nick
 




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