St. Andrew's Cross (philately)
In philately, a St. Andrew's cross is a saltire (an heraldic ordinary) or crossed x design that occurs on some philatelic items; on a few sheets of stamps, censor labels and a few British Forces air letter sheets issued during World War II.
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English and Scottish Ballads (The Poetry Bookshelf)
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