1840 1d black and 1d red brown, plate 10 (RL), both with clear to good margins and neatly cancelled by red and black Maltese Crosses respectively, each stamp also shows "Basal shift and long tailed R varieties". An attractive matched pair. SG Spec AS66d/h, AS69d (Image)

1840 1d Black Pl.10. Fine used close to very large four margin example lettered RB, neatly tied to entire by a black MC leaving lower left check letter clear which shows the "P converted to R" variety characteristic of this plate. Sent from Liverpool to Ballymoney with Liverpool and Dublin datestamps on reverse for AP.10+11.1841 respectively. Spec. A66c (Image)

1840 1d Black Pl.10. Very fine used large four margin example lettered EE, neatly cancelled by a bold perfectly struck black MC. A lovely example of this difficult plate. Spec. AS66. (Image)

1840 1d black, plate 10 (OI showing the ‘J’ flaw,), four large even margins, neatly cancelled by crisp and virtually complete black Maltese Cross. Very fine.. SG Spec AS66g (Image)

1840 1d grey-black Plate 10 (AL) with clear to very large margins and neat strike of black MC, a most impressive example of this difficult plate. SG £950. (Image)