1840 1d black, plate 2, NJ, 4 small to huge margins, just about tied by neat red MC to 1840 (Oct) EL from FROME to SALISBURY, horizontal fold at bottom, fresh and fine. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £110.40) (Image)

1840 1d black, plate 1b, RI, 4 tiny to good margins, tied to 1840 (Aug) EL from BRECON to NEWPORT by red MC, shows retouched (thinner) I, horizontal fold at bottom, fine. SG Spec. AS5e. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £207.20) (Image)

1840 1d black, plate 2, GH, 4 small neat margins, tied to 1840 Entire by crisp red MC, filing fold, flap torn where wax seal removed, fine. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £190.40) (Image)

1840 1d grey-black, plate 2, TI, 4 tiny (just clear) to huge margins, tied by red MC to 1840 (Oct) Entire to Governor of Dolgellau Goal (sic), fine. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £190.40) (Image)

1840 MULREADY 1d ENVELOPE Forme 1 with SUBSTITUTED STEREO A173, fine unused (unfolded). SG Spec. ME2 d. Scarce. {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £128.00) (Image)

1840 MULREADY 2D LETTER SHEET, Stereo a96, slight NE corner abrasion, o/wise very good unused (unfolded). {MH} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £117.60) (Image)

1841 (29 Ju) Entire from SALISBURY to SHAFTESBURY, franked 1d black, plate 9, CE, touched along top, creased at top, tied by neat black MC, cover creasing. Scarce. {C} [US5] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £124.80) (Image)

1841 1d red-brown (shades) on 1843-53 covers/Entries/fronts (19), some are plated, others with plating notes/guidance, several Scottish and Irish origins, front (large piece) with Maltese Cross pmk and fancy Scottish TOO LATE handstamp, 1844 mourning cover from ETON with '890' numeral pmk of WINDSOR plus ETON sans-serif double arc namestamp, etc. Condition varies, but interesting original lot. {C} [US1] (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £123.20)

1841-43 Four covers & an entire letter with 2-3½ margined 1d red frankinge, includes 1843 plate 22 with 'J flaw' (3+ margins & cover crease through left side. 1842 entire to Edinburgh eiyj 4 single plate 22 examples (2-3 margins with varieties), 1841 unplated single (almost 4 margins) on cover to Gravesend &1d pink envelope with additional 1d imperf (2 margins) on cover from Wanstead to Dorset(cover faults). All have Maltese Cross cancels. A most interesting group {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £52.00)

1846-53 1d red imperf covers with some plating identification(not guaranteed). 14 single frankings, one cover with 2 & one with 5 examples(London-Hull 1851). Mixed condition with six x 4 margined examples(15 covers) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £68.80)

1850-97 Fourteen commercial covers with QV frankings or 1d embossed stationery covers, includes Irish & Scottish marks, two 'Hoster' cancels(1889 & 1891). 2 x Jubilee 2d on registered envelope from Bristol to Kidderminster, etc. Mainly fine (14) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £25.60)

1855-60 Eighteen covers/entire franked with perf 14 or perf 16 1d red stars, various shades, one pair. A great lot for the specialist {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £52.00)

1864-79 1d red plates on covers: plates 72, 81, 90?, 121, 192, & a plate 98 with double horizontal perfs at top(from Dublin to Belfast(1868). The plate 90? is on an 1866 printed circular re the unification of Welsh Railway companies. A clean little group(6) {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £21.60)

1865 personal note for T.M. Richardson from ROWLAND HILL on embossed headed notepaper, fine signature. Very scarce. {X} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £1,120.00) (Image)

1890 Uniform Penny Postage 1d Official Envelope, with card insert, cancelled (unaddressed) with circular SOUTH KENSINGTON special First Day postmark of 2 JY 90, two examples, one with tone spotting on envelope. Cat. Bradbury (2013) £60. {C} (Start Price / Minimum Bid) = £13.60)