1840 1d Black, TB plate 2, four good margins, cancelled by a Maltese Cross in Magenta. Ex "Daisy" collection. With B.P.A Certificate (1996). S.G. £3,000. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 1d Black, TB-TC plate 5 pair, small to large margins, TC a little close at base, each with a red Maltese Cross cancel. An attractive pair, ex "Daisy" collection. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 1d Black, TB plate 6, small to huge margins, part margin at base with inscription "bel. 1s/- Per Row o", red Maltese Cross cancel, pressed crease or wrinkle at right, a very attractive stamp, ex "Daisy" collection. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 1d Black, JA-JB plate 6 pair, good to large margins with part margin at left, each with a superb Maltese Cross in black. A very attractive pair, ex "Daisy" collection. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 1d Black, TA-TB plate 8 pair, good to huge margins each with a superb black Maltese Cross, a fine and extremely attractive pair, ex "Daisy" collection. Photo included on Back Cover. (Image1)

1840 1d Black, TB plate 9, good to large margins, tied to piece by Leeds first type distinctive Maltese Cross in black. S.G. £2,800. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 1d Greyish black, ID plate 11, large margins, with a neat black Maltese Cross, a fine and attractive stamp, ex "Daisy" collection. With B.P.A Certificate (1996). S.G. £4,500. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

1840 1d Blacks, BE plate 4 and SI plate 6 with four good margins, both fine used with red Maltese Cross cancels; and 1841 1d red HI from black plate 8, four margins, used with 1841 (Oct 17) town datestamp (possibly Plymouth). (3). Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1841 (May 17) Printed entire letter (notice of a final dividend to be paid from a trust deed) posted from Wakefield to Clapham & Sons in Batley franked by a 1d black IG plate 1b (four margins, close at right) tied by a black Maltese Cross. Endorsed "Not found at Batley" and redirected several times in an attempt to locate the addressee, further endorsed "Try Birstal, Leeds" and "Try Armley", "Not J.E Clapham & Son", "not Clapham Bros" and "Not found at Leeds May 21st", backstamped at Wakefield, Leeds and Dewsbury (both May 18), another Leeds datestamp (June 13) applied nearly a month later on the front. An unusual 1d black letter, presumably returned to the sender (enclosed within a Post Office "Returned letter" wrapper). Photo on Page 160. (Image1)

1840 2d Blue, JJ-JK pair in a deep shade, good to large margins, each with a black Maltese Cross, fine and very attractive, ex "Daisy" collection. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 2d Blue, OE-OF pair, good to large margins with a portion of the adjoining stamp at left, each with a neat black Maltese Cross, very fine and attractive, ex "Daisy" collection. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 2d Blue, QD-QE pair, QE just touched at lower right corner, otherwise margins on all sides, centrally cancelled (contrary to regulations) by a single 1844 type "859" numeral at Wellington, QE thinned and with two tears at upper edge, QD with tiny nick at upper edge, pressed horizontal crease, still a most attractive and unusual pair, ex "Daisy" collection. With B.P.A Certificate (1996). S.G. £5,000. Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1840 2d Blue, SA-SC strip of three with good to very large margins on all sides, small scissor cut between SB and SC, used on piece, each with a black Maltese Cross, an unusually fine strip, ex "Daisy" collection. With B.P.A Certificate. (1996). Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

1840-1959 Small mint and used selection with 1d black (faults), 1948 £1 unmounted, 1959 Graphite line 1½d booklet pane of six with Multiple Crowns watermark inverted, unmounted (S.G. 589wi, £450, trimmed perfs at base), etc. (12).

1850-92 Entire letters and covers including 1850 entire to USA franked 2d + embossed 10d (cut to shape); 1858 entire bearing perf 16 Large Crown 2d blue pair (S.G. 26a, £550+); 1859 entire from Gibraltar to Algeria with 1858 2d plate 7 cancelled "A26"; 1884 cover franked 2½d to "Captain Gordon, Royal Marines, Souakim, Egypt"; also covers to Algeria (2), Malta or Cape Colony; and an 1874 (Dec 2) 1d red cover with the scarce Glasgow experimental duplex with distinctive Glasgow datestamp and A2 code. (9).

1862 (January) Rowland Hill "Circular to Postmasters who obliterate stamps" (155x240mm), entitled "New Postage Stamps of the value of Ninepence, and Alterations in the colour of The Fourpenny stamp", bearing 1862 4d with type 5 "SPECIMEN" overprint and 9d bistre (straight edge at left) with type 6 "SPECIMEN" handstamp. Very minor staining at left edge and folded prior to posting to a Postmaster, otherwise fine and rare. 800 Circulars were printed and despatched to all Postmasters in England and Wales (except London & District); only about five examples are now recorded. Ex Samuel collection. Photo on Page 154. (Image1)

1862 (April) Francis Abbot circular (155x235mm) sent to Postmasters in Scotland, headed "New Postage Stamps of the value of Threepence", bearing 1862 3d with type 5 "SPECIMEN" overprint (small tear at left). The notice with various small edge tears and a couple of spike holes repaired on reverse by several small pieces of paper, missing the second blank page, folded prior to posting to a Postmaster. 400 Circulars were printed and distributed in Scotland but this is believed to be the sole surviving example. A unique item. Ex Samuel collection. Photo on Page 154. (Image1)

1862 3d Rose LE plate 2, state 2 with cleared spandrels, imperforate, mint with large part original gum, wing margin at left reduced and a little light soiling, with 2017 R.P.S Certificate ("variety imperf - unused - is genuine") which rather harshly notes "toned and surface abrasions", which are very hard to see even under a strong magnifying glass. The certificate also has the added memo in pencil "Stamp LE wing margin position remains on imprimatur sheet". 24 Imprimaturs were removed from the sheet, and this stamp was sold as an imprimatur in a 1979 Robson Lowe sale; however as LE remains on the imprimatur sheet this must be an issued imperforate variety as stated on the R.P.S Certificate, this variety unlisted by Gibbons, possibly unique. An intriguing stamp. Photo included on Front Cover. (Image1)

1862-96 Entire letters and covers from Scotland to France (19) or Germany (11), various surface printed frankings and rates including 8d (2), 6d (5), 4d (2), 3d (8), etc. (30).

1864 Cover from Burford to France franked 1d red plate 72 and 3d deep carmine-rose plate 2 each cancelled by Faringdon 293 duplex, a Burford single arc datestamp on the front. An attractive example of this uncommon 3d shade on cover.

1864-84 Entire letters and covers (11) and a front from Scotland to Australia (3) or New Zealand (9), various surface printed frankings and rates including 1869 letter to Tasmania franked 2d pair + 6d, 1873 cover to Victoria franked 9d straw plate 4 and 1877 cover from Lerwick to Victoria franked 4d sage-green pair, covers to New Zealand with 1865 cover bearing 4d strip of three, 1882 cover with 6d grey plate 18 pair, 1864 cover franked 6d + 4d, 1876 cover franked 6d + 3d, etc. (12).

1865 Cover from Doncaster to the USA franked 6d, carried by Allan Line steamer "Belgian", with "DETROIT AM. PKT / 24" entry datestamp and circular "IN U.S NOTES / 34" depreciated currency handstamp, reverse with oval "HAVE YOUR / LETTERS DIRECTED / TO YOUR / STREET & NUMBER". Small part flap missing, otherwise fine, a very scarce depreciated currency handstamp of Detroit. Photo on Page 160. (Image1)

1867-83 £5 Orange used with central Bradford c.d.s, trace of a tiny crease at upper edge and one soiled corner perf, otherwise fine and an attractive stamp. S.G. 137, £3,500. Photo on Page 158. (Image1)

1879-1902 Proofs and essays in a 1938 Stanley Gibbons approval book, comprising 1879-80 Tender Essays (5), 1881 1d lilac die II plate proofs on buff or green paper, 1900 ½d green plate proof on buff paper, 1902 KEVII ½d blue-green, 1d and 5d plate proofs on buff or yellowish paper. (11). Photo on Page 152. (Image1)

1877-1904 Stamps with "SPECIMEN" overprints comprising 1880 1½d venetian red block of four (S.G. £320) and 1887 1/- green both mint, 1881 1d lilac and 1887 1½d, 3d, 6d and 1/- green all unused without gum (all type 9 overprint), telegraph stamps comprising 1d plate 2, 3d plate 1 (straight edge at top) and plate 2 mint, 1d plate 2 (type 10 overprint) and 1/- plate 8 (straight edge at base) unused without gum, and various embossed 1875-1904 General Duty embossed revenue stamps (15, nine with blank date plugs, six with faults). (30). Photo on Page 158. (Image1)