1841 1d Red AH imprimatur top marginal with inscription “AND SIDE of the”, just clear at lower left, fine (Image)

1841 1d Red mint/unused & used selection incl. marginal inscriptions (two mint pairs, four mint singles, two used singles (one partial showing part of pl. no.) and used pair), plus mint/unused single, pair and strip of three, and single with red MC, mostly four margins and fine (SG £13’000+) (Image)

1842 (May 20) Wrapper from Exeter with 1841 1d red JC pl.20, close to fine margins, tied by black MC with “Saint David’s Hill / Penny Post” hs adjacent, London bs, fine (Image)

1844-49, Front (with a backflap) from Moate (Ireland) with 1d red imperf. (3 margins) tied by crisp blue “331” numeral, and two mourning covers to Matlock Bath tied by the blue arrival cds as well as the despatch, mixed condition (Image)

1849 Entire to France franked ten 1d reds including strip of 5 and a pair, some with full margins, others just touched, cancelled London “13” numerals, French entry mark alongside, rare and spectacular franking (Image)

TREASURY ROULETTE: 1d Red-Brown with “Treasury Roulette” perforation on all four sides on 1853 (Nov 3) envelope from Dover to Kirriemuir (Scotland), tied by “258” numeral of Dover and green arrival boxed ds, lower right corner of stamp missing (unable to be plated), portion of reverse with wax seal removed, still a scarce provincial usage, cert. RPS (2004) (SG £23’000) (Image)