Britain soon abandoned the Maltese crosses and in 1844 began to employ cancellations displaying numbers which referred to the location of mailing.Stanley Gibbons, pp. 51-55. A similar scheme was used for British stamps used abroad in its colonies and foreign postal services, with locations being assigned a specific letter followed by a number, such as A01 used in Kingston, Jamaica, or D22 for Venezuela.Stanely Gibbons, Stamp Catalogue, Part 1, British Commonwealth 1987, London & Ringwood (89th ed. 1986), pp. GB65-GB72.
britain soon abandoned the maltese crosses and in 1844 began to employ cancellations displaying numbers which referred to the location of mailingstanley gibbons pp 51-55 a similar scheme was used for british stamps used abroad in its colonies and foreign postal services with locations being assigned a specific letter followed by a number such as a01 used in kingston jamaica or d22 for venezuelastanely gibbons stamp catalogue part 1 british commonwealth 1987 london & ringwood (89th ed 1986) pp gb65-gb72