1840 1d Black and 1d Red plates 1a to 11. 1840 1d Grey black pl.1a BE unused with close to large four margin example, showing strong plate wear, very fine and scarce (SG £12'500) (Image)

1840 (Sep 26) Wrapper sent locally within London with 1840 1d grey-black pl.1a FF (showing significant plate wear), with fine to very good margins, neatly tied by a crisp strike of an experimental black MC with a "T.P./ PORTUGAL St." handstamp alongside, reverse with London Chief Office datestamp, a very attractive cover with this rare usage of the black Maltese Cross Note: The London District Post began trials using black ink for cancellation on London local post on August 31st 1840, it is very rarely seen on plate 1a. Provenance: Ex. "Mayflower" Expertise: Cert. BPA (2010) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1a JG with good to very good margins, with crisp, central and complete red MC, a superb example (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1a OB unused with fine to good margins, thin, fine appearance and rare unused example (SG £18'500) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1a TD mint large part og with fine to good margins, very fine and fresh, a rare mint stamp (SG £18'500) Expertise: Cert. BPA (1989)
1840 1d Black Pl.1a. Very fine and fresh unused o.g. four margin example lettered TD. A very attractive example, rarely seen in this quality. 1989 BPA Cert. Ex. "Mayflower". (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b TJ with close to large margins tied to small piece by a crisp BROWN MC, very fine and rare coloured Maltese Cross (SG £3'000) Expertise: Cert. BPA (2009) (Image)

THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF PLATE 1b 1840 (Jun 12) Wrapper from Wantage to London with 1840 1d black pl.1b GB with good to large margins (small imperfection below B square) tied by two red MCs, reverse with despatch and arrival bs, an exhibition showpiece for a line engraved collector and unique first day usage of this plate Expertise: Cert. BPA (2006) which states this as the earliest recorded postal used of Plate 1b (Image)

1840 (Aug 18) Entire from Glasgow to Falkirk (Scotland) with 1840 1d black pl.1b BB, fine to large margins, tied by PURPLE-BROWN MC, reverse with matching-coloured despatch and Falkirk arrival, very fine and scarce coloured MC Expertise: Cert BPA (2006) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b FE with good to huge margins, with crisp, central and complete red MC, a superb example Expertise: Cert. BPA (2018) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b GD with fine to very good margins cancelled by a neat MAGENTA MC, very fine and scarce coloured Maltese Cross, very fine (SG £3'000) Expertise: Cert. RPS (2009) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b GD with fine to good margins, neat upright red MC, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b KA-KD used horizontal strip of four, good to very good margins, KD showing re-cut sideline necessitated by burr rub following re-entering, neatly cancelled by red MCs, a very fine and attractive multiple (SG Spec. AS5h) Provenance: Ex Mayflower Expertise: Cert. RPS (2005) (Image)

1841 1d Red-Brown pl.1b (red printing from the black plate) MB/ND used block of six with good to very large margins, MD-ND showing pl.1c, state 3 impressions following the second repair to plate 1, neatly cancelled by black MCs. With a small vertical scissor cut in left margin of MB & a horizontal scissor cut in margin between MD-ND both well clear of design, a spectacular and very rare multiple, without doubt one of the largest surviving multiples in private hands. Provenance: Ex "Mayflower" Expertise: Cert. BPA (2010) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b ND with INVERTED WATERMARK, good to huge margins, crisp black MC, very fine (SG £2'500) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b OG unused with close to good margins, fine & scarce (SG £12'500) (Image)

1840 1d Red pl.1c, printed from black plates, JA-JB pair with state 3 second repair showing marked thinning of check letters and upper corner stars, good to large margins, black MCs, scarce (SG Spec. AS7, AS9, £1'325+) Expertise: Cert. RPS (1996) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.2 AF with large to very large margins, brown-red MC, very fine
101.003.004: Great Britain. 1840 1d Black. Issued Stamp ordered by plate number (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.2 FD-FE mint large part og pair with close to good margins, very fine with fresh colour, a rare mint pair (SG £55'000) Expertise: Cert. BPA (2011) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.2 IH with close to good margins, clear bright red MC, very fine
101.003.004: Great Britain. 1840 1d Black. Issued Stamp ordered by plate number (Image)

1840 (Jul 4) Wrapper (no sideflaps) from Yarmouth to Norwich with 1840 1d black pl.2 MB-MC pair and MD-ME pair with close to large margins (both pairs partially separated in between) tied by red MCs, with despatch and arrival bs, fine and scarce, signed A. Diena (Image)

1840 1s Grey-Black pl.2 SD showing significant plate wear, with good to very good margins, red MCs (slightly heavy impression), tiny natural paper speck, fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.2 TC with full lower sheet margin and part imprint "of 12 £1.... Per", otherwise very close to fine margins, tied by vivid red MC to 1849 (Sep 5) wrapper from Knutsford (bs) to Stourbridge, envelope slightly restored to lighten age stains and reinforce folds, attractive and extremely rare example of an inscriptional marginal on cover (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.3 CH with good to very good margins, crisp red MC, very fine
101.003.004: Great Britain. 1840 1d Black. Issued Stamp ordered by plate number (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.3 EG with good to large margins, neat black MC, very fine
101.003.004: Great Britain. 1840 1d Black. Issued Stamp ordered by plate number (Image)

1841 (May 31) Envelope Southwold to Halesworth (Suffolk) with 1840 1d black pl.3 HL with fine to large margins, creased, tied by black MC, with crisp "Southwold / Penny Post" hs, portion of reverse missing (Image)