GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (1 Jul) EL from Edinburgh to Aberdeen bearing a rather lovely 1d black €˜GD€™ plate 2 with 4 good / huge neat margins tied by superb bright red MC cancellation, the cover with harsh vertical file crease well clear of the stamp. (Image1)

Est. £120-150
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (12 Jun) EL from Birmingham to Redditch (Worcs) bearing 1d black 'QE' plate 1b with 4 good to huge neat margins, tied red MC cancellations. The cover clean and without file creases. (Image1)

Est. £120-150
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (18 Dec) EL from Stalybridge to Oldham bearing 1d black 'JA' plate 6 with 4 neat margins, tied by indistinct red Maltese Cross (leaves the profile clear) with 'STALLYBRIDGE' straight line handstamp alongside, Manchester cds on reverse. (Image1)

Est. £200-250
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (21 Oct) EL from Warwick to Daventry, Northants bearing 1d intense black 'LC' plate 4 with 4 good margins tied by very fine red Maltese Cross cancellation. Fresh and attractive. (Image1)

Est. £250-300
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (24 Jun) EL from Maryport to Cockermouth (both Cumbria) bearing 1d black 'FJ' plate 3 with 4 good margins tied by very fine red Maltese Cross cancellation. Superb. (Image1)

Est. £250-300
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (26 Sept) EL from Exeter to Bradford bearing 1d black plate 3 with 4 neat margins & superb complete upright Maltese Cross in reddish orange, alongside a black 'No. 8' local receiving office handstamp and an 'EXETER / SE 26 1840 / Py POST' handstamp in the same reddish orange as the MC (both handstamps being applied at the same time once the cover received from the receiving house, believe by Hake to be South Zeal). A beautiful cover, clean and without filing fold with Mike Jackson certificate. (Image1)

Est. £500-600
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (3 Sept) small neat env bearing 1d black 'FD' plate 1b with 4 margins tied by superb crisp black MC cancellation. (Image1)

Est. £200-250
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 (9 Dec) LS from Manchester to Ashton-under-Lyne bearing 1d black FB' plate 1a with 4 neat margins but creased and torn, tied by spectacular MAGENTA / PURPLE MALTESE CROSS, a superb strike in a lovely consistent ink. Impressive, clean cover. Exceptionally rare. Spec A1(2)vd, cat £8500. (Image1)

Est. £300-450
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 + 1841 1d black 'EC' plates 1a & 1b, plus matching 1d red-brown 'EC' plate 1b, each fine used with 4 margins, a scarce positional & plate triple- matching (3 stamps) (Image1)

Est. £200-250
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'LH' Plate 10, SG 2, good used, four margins. (Image1)

Est. £120-140
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GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black, Plate 2 'HC', an attractive four margined example on MAY 25TH 1840 wrapper, tied by Maltese cross, Liverpool to London, (Image1)

Est. £400-425
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black, Plate 1b 'JJ', four margins and tied by black Maltese cross to 1841 (April) entire letter Greenock to London, the reverse showing boxed 'TOO LATE' handstamp in red. (Image1)

Est. £250-300
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black, Plate 5 'FA' (3 margins) on an October 1840 wrapper Coleford to London, neat red Maltese cross. (Image1)

Est. £120-140
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black, Plate 3 'LA', four margins and tied by double struck red Maltese cross to Feb. 1841 Coutts Bank letter to Edinburgh. (Image1)

Est. £140-160
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black, Plate 6 'OD', 3½ margins, tied by red Maltese cross on a wrapper Ingatestone to Convent Garden. (Image1)

Est. £130-150
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black, Plate 4 'EE', an attractive four margined example used on a front from Stroud, with June 1840 cds alongside. (Image1)

Est. £140-160
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'PK' plate 1b, SG 2, used with 4 neat margins & black MC cancellation. (Image1)

Est. £120-140
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'L I' plate 6, used with BROWN Maltese Cross cancellation, 3 small to huge margins just touching at top. Spec AS41vi, cat £3000. (Image1)

Est. £400-500
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'I K' plate 1b, SG 2, used with 4 very large margins and crisp black Maltese Cross cancellation. (Image1)

Est. £250-300
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'AA' plate 1b, SG 2, used with 4 margins & large portion of the upper sheet selvage showing 'PRICE 1d Per L'(abel) inscription, cancelled by black Maltese Cross. (Image1)

Est. £400-450
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'PD' plate 3 (shows recut 'P' letter square), SG 2, used with 4 neat margins & crisp red MC cancellation. Cat £575. (Image1)

Est. £150-180
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'GL' plate 4, SG 2, used with 4 good to enormous margins, tied to piece by very fine red MC cancellation. (Image1)

Est. £150-180
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d black 'HL' plate 6, SG 2, used with 4 neat margins and black MC cancellation. (Image1)

Est. £100-120
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d greyish-black 'AG' plate 7, SG 3, used with 4 good to very large neat margins tied to piece by red MC cancellation & black Camden circular date stamp. (Image1)

Est. £120-150
Reserve £

GB.PENNY BLACKS - 1840 1d intense black 'I F' plate 10 with 4 large neat margins tied to piece by very fine MANCHESTER 'FISH-TAIL' Maltese Cross cancellation. SG AS66uf. (Image1)

Est. £200-220
Reserve £