Oswestry (GB)

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Oswestry (Welsh: Croesoswallt) is a market town and civil parish in Shropshire, England, close to the Welsh border. It is at the junction of the A5, A483 and A495 roads. It is one of the UK's oldest border settlements.

The town was the administrative headquarters of the Borough of Oswestry until that was abolished under local government reorganisation with effect from 1 April 2009. Oswestry is the third-largest town in Shropshire, following Telford and Shrewsbury. The town is five miles (8 km) from the Welsh border, and has a mixed English and Welsh heritage. It is the home of the Shropshire libraries' Welsh Collection.

Oswestry is the largest settlement within the Oswestry Uplands, a designated natural area and national character area.

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Oswestry was issued with a Spoon type cancel which is known used between 1 June to 21 Oct 1857

OSWESTRY Spoon cancel of July 1857
Oswestry Spoon cancel on Oct 21st 1857 cover sent to Llangolen, Wales GB 1d Red Plate 52 ND
Cover sent to Cavendish Square London with Oswestry spoon in 1857
OSWESTRY Spoon cancel of 5th May 1857
Oswestry to Ellesmere, spoon 22 Jul 1858, GB 1d Red Die II Plate 44

The Semi-Distinctive Typical Olive-Brown Maltese Cross of OSWESTRY

1841 SG8 1d RED-Brown Plate 17 Semi-Distinctive OSWESTRY MALTESE CROSS on Cover to WELSHPOOL.
1d Deep Red-Brown PL.15 OSWESTRY MALTESE CROSS on Cover.