MIXED PLATE GROUP OF FOUR - AC plate 1b four margins crease; DF plate 1b four mostly large margins; DJ plate 6 just touched in one place; and NC plate 7 with one margin, cancelled red MX plus part s/line handstamp. (4) (Image)

MIXED PLATE TRIO - DG plate 3 near four margin, small corner fault; TA plate 4 fine three margins; and HC plate 7 fine four margins. (3) (Image)

MIXED PLATE TRIO - BC plate 8 just touched under the B square, red MX that has largely degraded to 'white'; GI plate 9 four margins, the surface appears to have been affected by an attempt to clean the cancel; and GC plate 10 near three margins, small imperfections inc. an area of green ink that may not be contemporary. (3) (Image)

PLATE 1a - VERY SCARCE WITH BLACK CROSS ON COVER - May 1841 EL to Edinburgh with four margin 1d black just tied by black MX (tiny part of filing note on stamp), GLASGOW and Edinburgh marks on the back.Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)

PLATE 1a - SG - ON SCOTS COVER - 12 June 1840 E to Liverpool (ds on the back, along with GREENOCK cds) with fine four margin 1d black, early impression, tied by red MX.Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)

PLATE 1a - JK - ON COVER TO DURHAM - 1 June 1840 EL to Rushyford with fine four margin 1d black tied by double strike of the MX in red, London cds on the back.Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, DURHAM (Image)

PLATE 1a - SE - four margins and crisp red MX, very worn print. (Image)

PLATE 1a - ND & DE - ON COVERS - 8 June 1840 E (no side flaps, tone spots) to Liverpool with fine four margin 1d black tied by neat red MX, GREENOCK and Liverpool marks on the back; also DE with four margins, very worn with faults, on 1844 E Derby to Sheffield to which it does not belong. (2)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND (Image)

PLATE 1a - OB - INVERTED WATERMARK - attractive three margin example neatly cancelled in red. Rare on this plate; SG £4000. (Image)

PLATE 1a - MA & SI - good used and both with four margins though very close in places, worn impressions, MA diag. bend, SI tiny thin. (2) (Image)

PLATE 1a - PH - ON MAY-DATE COVER - 13 May 1840 EL to Bakewell with fine 1d black, near four margins just shaved at top left, tied by fie crisp red MX, MANCHESTER cds across the flap.Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, DERBYSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 1a - RA - ON EDINBURGH COVER - June 1840 E with fine three margin 1d black, very worn impression, tied by crisp red MX, Edinburgh cds on the back. Also 11 Jan. 1840 E ex KIRKWALL (ds on the front) to Edinburgh, being the second day of UPP. (2)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, UNIFORM 1d POSTAGE PERIOD (Image)

PLATE 1a - IG - attractive four margins with red MX cancel, light bend. (Image)

PLATE 1a & 1b - GK - MATCHED PAIR WITH TWISTED RE-ENTRY - plate 1a three margins with very fine complete red MX, and plate 1b good used four margins. SG £925. (2) (Image)

PLATE 1b - OC - INVERTED WATERMARK - fine with four margins and neat red MX, the wmk variety easily discerned on the back. SG £2000. (Image)

PLATE 1b - AA, JF & NL - two with four margins, the other touched at one point, good to fine. (3) (Image)

PLATE 1b - KL MATCHED IN RED - PLATE 2 - LC - KL 1d black good used with four margins cancelled in red, matched with a four margin 1d red with Manchester fishtail MX cancel; plus LC plate 2 very attractive with four good margins and neat red MX, soiled on the back. (3) Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, 1840s CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)

PLATE 1b - LD - & PLATE 4 - FI - LD with small biro? mark on the cheek, else both fine with four margins. (2) (Image)

PLATE 1b - PF & QK - ON LIVERPOOL COVER - Dec. 1840 EL to Rainhill with two 1d blacks, each with four margins though very close in places, tied by red MXs, LIVERPOOL cds on the flap.Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image)

PLATE 1b - CC & PF - good used four margin examples of each. (2) (Image)

PLATE 1b - AG, MA, QG & RB - all with four margins, with faults or fair only. (4) (Image)

PLATE 1b - JF & PI - ON COVERS - 1 Jan. 1841 E to Liverpool (ds on the back, long with Edinburgh cds) with four margin 1d black, PI, cancelled with red MX; also Oct. 1840 E (fair only) to Bath with three margin 1d black JF, tied in red, London cds on the back. (2)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 1b - CA - ON HOLMFIRTH PP COVER - Nov. 1840 EL to Sheffield with very fine four margin 1d black just tied by red MX, HUDDERSFIELD cds on the top flap and scarce F-rated "Holmfirth/Penny Post" in red at left. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 1b - AA - ON SUFFOLK COVER - Jan. 1841 E to Saxmundham with very fine four margin 1d black tied by crisp red MX, BECCLES cds on the flap.Cross Reference: SUFFOLK (Image)

PLATE 1b - NI - ON COVER EX DENBY DALE - Jan. 1841 EL to Heath with near four margin 1d black, just shaved at one point, tied in red, HUDDERSFIELD cds across the flap.Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)