2d. Letter Sheet a95, S.G.ME3,

used from Cheltenham to Gloucester 26 June 1840, red Maltese Cross cancellation and the date stamp of despatch unusually applied alongside, indistinct arrival date stamp on the reverse. (S.G. £2,200)

The term 'unusually' with reference to the date stamp of despatch being applied alongside Britannia is perhaps not quite true. The Cheltenham Post Office appeared to regularly break every Post Office directive regarding where postal markings should be applied and the colour of ink used