1839 (24 Jan) Entire Letter Glasgow to Perkins and Bacon & Pitch London thanking them for the box 'with stamps..for the balance of £66 1/6' from the Glasgow and Ship Bank 'requested that the bank honor your cheques'. Perkins, Bacon & Fitch were appointed in 1839 to produce the Penny Black by Rowland Hill as part of their tendering process they presented him with a printing sample of the ten commandments engraved within the diameter of a sixpence to demonstrate their skills and techniques. Interesting pre-stamp cover. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (BB) neatly cut example with four close to large margins and crisp red MX cancel, fine. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (GE) neatly cut example with 3½ good to close margins and red MX cancel, fine. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (HL) neatly cut example with two to three margins and bright red MX cancel. Slightly cut into. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (JI) neatly cut example with three good margins and crisp red MX cancel, fine. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (OB) damaged four margin spacefiller with poor NE corner reinforced with paper, red MX. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (OL) neatly cut example with no margins and sock on the nose black MX cancel. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (QF) with 3½ large margins tied red MX on 1841 cover from Bury to Halesworth, stated to be plate 1b. Fine used. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 1d black (SA) neatly cut example with two margins and black MX cancel, slightly worn plate, fine. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue (PC) 3½ margin example with incomplete smudged black MX cancel, showing part of right stamp, small thin and almost full gum retained, sound. SG 5. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue (PD) fine used 4 margins close to good with neat multiple strikes of red MX cancels (contrary to regulations), thinning otherwise fine, SG 5 Cat £975. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue plate 1 (SC) with four close to good margins, part 1844 type horizontal numeral cancel '3' in black, high catalogue value and late use. Fine, SG 5k. Cat £1800. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue plate 2 (HJ) with three good margins, part black MX Maltese Cross cancel, touching into along the bottom , small rub otherwise fine, SG 5. Cat £975. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue plate 2 in a superb vertical strip of three (AJ-CJ) with good margins all round and three neat black Maltese Cross cancels, fine, SG 5. Cat £2925. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue plate 2 (NJ) with four close to large margins, part black AU 23 1842 town postmark cancel, town not identifiable but huge catalogue value and late use. Fine, SG 5j. Cat £15000. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue plate 2 (TA) with four enormous to gigantic margins, part black MX Maltese Cross cancel, small rub otherwise fine, SG 5. Cat £975. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue (QJ) neatly cut four very close margin example with red MX cancel. Thinning. Cat £975. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d blue (TC) neatly three very close margin example with indistinct black cancel. Very heavy thinning. Nice spacefiller. Cat £975. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d pale blue (OE) neatly cut no margin example with black MX cancel. Cat £1100. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 2d pale blue STRIP OF 3 (NJ-NL) with three heavy strikes of black Maltese Cross with margins in places, creasing and other faults showing various stages of plate wear, useful multiple. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 House of Lords (temporary) 1d dull vermilion printed front with red Crown paid datestamp of 21st March. SG PE5 Cat £12000 as full entire. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 Houses of Parliament 1d black printed front with line under inscription and red Crown paid datestamp of 21st January. SG PE2 Cat £8000 as full entire. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 Mulready Envelope 1d black unused Stereo A5 with few ink marks on obverse and a little grubby on reverse, sound SG ME1 Cat £350. GBP0 (ImageA)

1840 Mulready Envelope 2d blue unused Stereo a209 with nice clean appearance, gum on the envelope flap so a little untidy on reverse, nice looker, SG ME4 Cat £450. GBP0 (ImageA)

1841 1d red imperfs each with number in Maltese Cross from London offices includes 1, 2 (2), 3, 4, 5 (Pair), 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 & 12. Varying margins mostly excellent strikes, SG Cat £3305. GBP0 (ImageA)