MIXED GROUP INC. STRIPS - unplated (7) on piece with MX cancel, one just shaved the others four margin; four margin on piece with Irish numeral; and SE-SH plate 93 and TB-TE plate 145 strips of four, three or four margin. (10 items) (Image)

MOSTLY ENGLISH GROUP OF MX CANCELLED MAIL, INC. DISTINCTIVE CROSSES - mostly with four margin 1d reds, inc. May 1841 EL to London with Manchester fishtail MX; Oct. 1841 E to Machynlleth with 1d red tied MX probably applied at WELSHPOOL, LLANIDLOES/210 alongside; Mar./July 1843 pair to Kendal or Burnley with York common or distinctive (three margin 1d red) MXs. (7) (Image)

LEEDS MX TYPES TRIO OF COVERS - 1842/43 ex Leeds trio to Halifax (2, EL & part E being a front plus one flap) or Edinburgh (EL) each franked with a four margin 1d red tied by Leeds special, Leeds small diamond or Leeds large diamond MXs. Fair strike only; high SG. (3) (Image)

SCOTTISH MX CANCELLED GROUP OF COVERS - inc. Dec. 1843 env. to Edin. with four margin 1d red tied MX applied in ARDROSSAN; 1841/43 pair of Es to Tongue with Thurso MX, both ex Rockoff; Sep. 1843 E to Montrose with four margin 1d red tied Edinburgh balloon-type MX; and May 1844 EL to London with four margin 1d red tied Stonehaven MX, this cover recorded in Rockoff & Jackson. (7)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

1842-51 GROUP OF COVERS - on pages, inc. Apr. 1842 EL London to Rye with two 1d reds, four margins/two margins, paying a later fee; 1843 pair of Es to Huddersfield with 1d reds, three margins/two margins, cancelled London Nos. 8 or 10 in MX; Nov. 1844 EL to Exeter with CLEVEDON udc on the front; and 1849-51 trio with 1d reds tied blue numerals of Maidstone, Castle Carey, or Somerton. (10)Cross Reference: LATE FEE/TOO LATE MAIL (Image)

MIXED COVER RANGE WITH EMPHASIS ON CANCELS - inc. Nov. 1841 EL to Enniskillen with four margin 1d red tied MX applied at LETTERKENNY (cds on the back); Nov. 1843 EL to London with 1d red tied heavily clogged MX of SHEFFIELD, illustrated in Rockoff & Jackson; May 1844 E to Preston with four margin 1d red tied 98 of BLACKBURN (cds on the back); 1848-51 trio of Es with four margin stamps tied fine English, Scottish or Irish numerals; 1851/53 duo of covers to Birmingham or Plymouth with stamps tied by brownish numerals; three margin 1d red tied to piece by two RICHMOND 1905 cds; etc. (26) (Image)

A COMPLETE RECONSTRUCTION of mainly four margined examples with numeral cancellations. Above normal condition for such a lot. (240) (Image)

PLATES 1 to 45 - on pages, all MX cancelled inc. KL plate 1b, SC plate 1c, RJ plate 2, CB plate 10 state 2, AG plate 25 state 1. Also plate 22 three margin block of six,plate 34 strip of four and plate 134 two margin block of four. Mixed margins. (47 items) (Image)

THE SO-CALLED "BLACK" PLATES: Plates 1a QI, 2 GJ on piece, 5 FE, 8 OI, 9 QG, 10 JA on piece and 11 TE. All with good MC cancellations. Mostly fine four margined examples. (7) (Image)

PLATES 1b GK, 2 IB, 5 IE, 8 BE, 9 MI, 10 10 NI & KI, 11 LJ, 15 JK, 18 TI, 19 MA, 20 CE, 21 BB, 22 EE, 23 SL, 26 HC, 29 SI (squat "S" variety), 31 FB with Cork MC and 37 HK, Mostly selected four margined examples with MC cancellations. (20) (Image)

PLATE 8 - BD - UNUSED - three margins with effectively no gum, fresh colour. SG £11000 for mint. (Image)

PLATE 8 - CK - RARE COVER WITH NUMERAL CANCEL - Nov. 1844 E with four margin 1d red (state 1, heavy filing crease) tied by 67 numeral of CARLUKE, matching s/line in red on the flap, LANARK and Edinburgh ds both slightly across the flap. Rare use of black plate 1d red with numeral cancel; SG £3000.Cross Reference: POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, PICTURE POSTCARDS, CANCELLATIONS (Image)

PLATE 8 - BH, STATE 1 - RARE WITH NUMERAL CANCEL - three margins, cancelled fine 516 numeral of Marlborough; rare, SG £750.Cross Reference: WILTSHIRE, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)

PLATE 8 JI tied by a fine MC to 31 July 1841 EL from Godalmin (spelt without the G") to London. A fine four margined example. (Image)

PLATES 12-174 USED inc plates 12 to 38 plus 40 & 41 with MC cancellations, plate 34 EF with "8" in MC cancellation. Mixed condition but some fine examples are included. (163) (Image)

PLATE 27 FL - A VERY FINE SHEET MARGINAL EXAMPLE USED ON WRAPPER TO LONDON;16 July 1843 wrapper from Dorking to London bearing a fine marginal 1d plate 27 FL with small part marginal inscription. Rare and appealing. (Image)

PLATES 34 & 18 - DUO OF DURSLEY CROSS ITEMS - 23 Oct. 1843 part E to Ireland with near four margin 1d red, JK plate 34, tied black MX, DURSLEY, Dublin and part BELFAST marks on the top flap; 1996 RPSL cert. this item recorded in Rockoff & Jackson, and ex Frank Tyler. Also Feb. 1842 piece with PJ-PK plate 18 three margin pair tied MX, DURSLEY cds below. (2 items)Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 48 - QC - ON HANDSWORTH PP COVER - Nov. 1844 env. to Glasgow with four margin 1d red tied both blue "PyP/No.15" and 75 numeral, blue HANDSWORTH s/line along with BIRMINGHAM and GLASGOW cds/ds on the back. Scarce; SG £1750.Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, WARWICKSHIRE - BIRMINGHAM (Image)

PLATE 74 - MH - ON COVER WITH RARE BOXED "No. 1" CANCEL - 25 July 1848 E to London with four margin 1d red tied solely with boxed "No. 1" rh handstamp, LITTLEHAMPTON cds on the front, ARUNDEL and London on the flap. Rare. (Image)

PLATE 75 LK - THE "UNION JACK" RE-ENTRY:A fine used four margined example of this rare variety. SG 7d £2,500 (Image)

PLATE 77B - BA - B-BLANK CORRECTED - near four margin example, thinned. SG £1500. (Image)

PLATE 90 - NB - SPECIMEN - cut into across the N square, full margins elsewhere, tiny part hr else full gum, fine and fresh. SG £2000.Cross Reference: OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, INDIA, POSTAL STATIONERY, QV, FRANCE (Image)

PLATE 167 - NF - ON SCILLY ISLANDS PIECE - Nov. 1853 large piece with three margin 1d red tied 610 numeral, SCILLY and part LIVERPOOL cds below; plus another three margin 1d similarly cancelled. (2 items)Cross Reference: CORNWALL - SCILLY ISLANDS (Image)

PLATE 191 JL-ML a mint marginal vertical strip of four. Fine. (Image)