UNPLATED GROUP PLUS 2d BLUE - six examples inc. SB with four margins & corner crease and EH fine three margins, others average, plus 1840 2d blue TD plate 1 with three margins else fine. (7) Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES (Image)

MIXED PLATES TRIO - OI plate 4 & AE plate 5, both fine with four margins, plus DF plate 4 fair used with virtually four margins just touched at lower right corner. (3) (Image)

MIXED PLATES/UNPLATED GROUP INC. 2d BLUES - 1d blacks (4, inc. MA plate 6 with four margins, the others with faults or cut into, plus BF-BG plate 1b pair cut into under BG and creased), and 2d blues (2, TD plate 1 with three margins and small tear, plus another poor). (7 items)Cross Reference: 1840 2d BLUES (Image)

PLATE 1a - ON LONDON COVER WITH 'DOT IN CROSS' - 10 June 1840 EL to Liverpool franked with a fine four margin 1d black lettered ED tied by red MX having a small amount of debris in the centre and with "Hampstead Rd" below in red. Attractive cover. Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LANCASHIRE - LIVERPOOL (Image)

PLATES 1a & 7 - ON COVERS - June 1840 EL to Cupar Fife with 1d black, SB plate 1a (three margins, torn) with DUNDEE ds on the back and Oct. 1840 EL to Ashby de la Zouch with three margin 1d black, SL plate 7, and London cds on the back. Both stamps tied by a red MX. (2)Cross Reference: ANGUS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 1b - SCARCE PAIR OF WELSH COVERS WITH INVERTED STAMPS - Aug. 1840 pair of ELs to Tenby franked with 1d blacks (DH three margins, SJ shaved on part of two sides) both tied by red MX cancels and both affixed to the letters upside down almost certainly as an insult to the Monarchy; HAVERFORDWEST or BRECON cds on the back. (2)Cross Reference: PEMBROKESHIRE, BRECKNOCKSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 1b - QE - ON GLOUCESTERSHIRE COVER: 1 December 1840 EL from Stroud to Birmingham with four good to large margins 1d black tied with a faint red MC, with red ms "more to pay/2". Cross Reference: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 1b - ND - ON SUFFOLK COVER - Nov. 1840 EL to Halesworth with fine four margin 1d black tied by red MX, "BURY ST EDMUNDS" cds on the back, part-printed remittance advice inside.Cross Reference: SUFFOLK (Image)

PLATE 1b - NF - ON LEICESTERSHIRE COVER - 12 Dec. 1840 EL from 'Gt Wigston' to Ashby de la Zouch franked with a mostly very large margin 1d black and tied by red MX and LEICESTER cds on the back.Cross Reference: LEICESTERSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 1b - TH - ON CAITHNESS COVER - 21 Dec. 1840 EL from 'Gerston' to Wick with a four margin 1d black tied by over-inked and largely solid red MX cancel, THURSO transit mark on the back.Cross Reference: CAITHNESS (Image)

PLATE 1b - DB - ON GLOUCESTERSHIRE COVER: 30 November 1840 EL from Evesham to Tewkesbury with four small to large margins 1d black just cancelled with an over-inked red MC. Cross Reference: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 2 - ON COVER WITH DOT IN CROSS - 16 June 1840 EL to GLASGOW (ds on the flap, as well as Lombard Street) franked with fine 1d black lettered DC with four margins and tied by neat red MX cancel having a small spot in the centre from debris in the canceller or a pin used to repair it. Very attractive. (Image)

PLATE 2 - FF - ON GLASGOW COVER - neat and clean EL datelined Glasgow 22 June 1840 (though no Glasgow marks) franked with a fine four margin 1d black tied by red MX, London cds on the back for 24 June. Either missed being marked in Glasgow or carried privately to London where posted. Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LANARKSHIRE - GLASGOW (Image)

PLATE 2 - DI - ON COVER FROM NEWBURY - Aug. 1840 env. to Basingstoke franked with a fine four margin 1d black tied by neat red MX, NEWBURY cds on the back.Cross Reference: HAMPSHIRE, BERKSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 2 - GI - ON COVER TO KETTERING - 27 July 1840 env. from London (cds on the back) with four margin 1d black tied by red MX cancel. Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, NORTHAMPTONSHIRE (Image)

PLATES 2 & 8 - ON COVERS - Mar. 1841 env. used within Lancs. with three margin 1d black, GI plate 8 (top line inked-in in an attempt to conceal the lack of margin) tied by black MX with BOLTON and ROCHDALE cds on the back; and Aug. 1841 EL to London with 1d black, TG plate 2 (looks four margin but part of the left and part of the base margins have been added), cancelled in black with BURSLEM udc on the front and "NEWCASTLE-UNDER-LYNE" cds on the back. (2)Cross Reference: LANCASHIRE, STAFFORDSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 2 - IJ - ON COVER TO IRELAND - 1 Oct. 1840 EL to Currofin [sic] franked with a four margin 1d black just tied by a red MX cancel and with YORK and Dublin ds on the back. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE, KILDARE (Image)

PLATE 3 - KJ - ON GLOUCESTERSHIRE COVER: 1 June 1840 EL from Stroud to Warwick franked with 4 margined 1d black cancelled with a red MC. Cross Reference: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 3 - PF - ON COVER FROM CARDIFF - July 1840 EL to 'Milln Thorpe' with a four margin 1d black cancelled in red and with CARDIFF cds alongside. Cross Reference: WESTMORLAND, GLAMORGAN (Image)

PLATE 4 - EA - ON LOCAL DORSET COVER - 26 June 1840 EL from Sturminster Newton to Blandford with lengthy reply added the same day, franked with four margin 1d black lettered EA (tiny part written correspondence affects the stamp) tid by fine crisp red MX, Sturminster boxed "No. 1" rh below and red BLANDFORD ds across the flap. Attractive cover.Cross Reference: DORSET (Image)

PLATE 4 - EK - ON GLOUCESTERSHIRE COVER: 2 February 1841 EL from Stroud to Cheltenham with four good margins 1d black just tied with a fine red MC. Cross Reference: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 4 - SE - ON YORKS. COVER - 31 May 1841 EL to Knaresbro with four margin 1d black cancelled in black, EASINGWOLD s/line, plus YORK and KNARESBOROUGH cds all on the top flap. Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 5 - PLUS 1d RED COVERS FROM COLNE - July 1840 E to Selby with four large margin 1d black lettered OK cancelled with red MX; plus June 1843 EL to Skipton with four margin 1d red IL plate 26 tied by black MX. Each with red or blue COLNE small udc on the front; Colne is known to have continued use of red cancelling ink into 1842. Also 1900 PC with ½d blue-green tied by COLNE cds. (3)Cross Reference: 1841 1d REDS, LANCASHIRE (Image)

PLATE 5 - MG - ON GLOUCESTERSHIRE COVER: 1 August 1840 E from Lechlade to Cheltenham with small to good margined 1d black tied with a red MC, dss alongside. Cross Reference: GLOUCESTERSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 6 - ON IVY-BRIDGE COVER - FIRST DAY OF GENERAL BLACK CROSS USE - 15 Feb. 1841 EL used locally to Modbury franked with fine four margin 1d black lettered CC and just tied by black MX, red IVY-BRIDGE cds on the top flap. The earliest known use of black cancelling ink at this office. Cross Reference: DEVON, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)