1841 1d Red-brown “Black Plates”. Fine used group of seven examples cancelled by black MC's from plates 1b, 2, 5, 8, 9, 10 & 11 and an additional three examples on cover including Pl.1b tied to a clean cover addressed to Lancaster, Pl.9 to Aberdeen and a Pl.11 to Kendal. An attractive study. SG7 (10). (Image)

1841 1d Red-brown Pl.9. “Black Plate”. Unused o.g. four margin example lettered AB. Difficult plate unused. Spec. AS59. Cat £5,000. (Image)

1841 1d Red-brown “Black plate” Pl.10. Unused part o.g. four margin example (DG). Cat £2,500. (Image)

1841 1d Red-brown “Black Plate” Pl.10. Used four margin example lettered OD cancelled by a part straight line hand stamp in black “ARVE”. Scarce so fine. (Image)

1841 1d Red-brown “Black plate” Pl.11. Unused small part o.g. example (FE) touched at top left and light overall toning. Scarce plate. Cat £8,500. (Image)

1841 1d Red-brown “Black Plate” Pl.11. Used example just touched at right lettered DD cancelled by a double strike of a Liverpool octagonal datestamp for OC.8. This cancellation was rarely used on stamps and its function was as a backstamp. Illustrated in Danzig & Goldsmith Pg.134. SG7. (Image)

1841 1d Red-brown “Black Plate” Pl.11. Used large four margin example lettered IF cancelled by a crisp red MC. Scarce so fine. Cat £3750. SG7. Spec. AS74va. 1957 BPA Cert. (Image)