1840 1d Black pl.1a NC with fine even margins, neat red MC and pressed vertical crease, and pl.6 SK with neat red MC and good even margins except for small fault at top, attractive duo in spite of minor faults (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1a TD lower marginal with showing small part of marginal inscription, with fine to large margins elsewhere, red MC, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b DC with fine to good margins tied by red MC to 1840 (Sep 14) lettersheet sent from Preston to Manchester with despatch bs, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b GE-GF with very close to large margins tied by crisp black MCs to piece with Stonehaven ds adjacent, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b IA with fine to good margins, neat red MC, small corner crease at top left otherwise fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b QB with fine to good margins, bright red crisp MC, very fine, signed Richter (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b QH with fine to very good margins tied by crisp red MC to 1840 (Sep 29) wrapper sent locally in Edinburgh, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b RH with fine to good margins, crisp black MC, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b selection of 5, all with four margins, CA slightly toned, CB with a wrinkle, CD very fine, CE with tear, CF with light creasing (Image)

1840 (Jul 31) Printed notice of dividends paid by Bolton and Leigh Railway Co. sent to London with 1840 1d black pl.2 HH with close to good margins tied by red MC, with Bolton and London bs, very fine, cert Sorani (2002) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.2 NC with fine to good margins, red MC, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.2 RC-RD pair with fine to good margins, scissor cut just touching top left of RD, neat red MCs, very fine (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)

1840 1d Black pl.3 JA with close to large margins, crisp red MC, very fine (Image)

1840 (Aug 23) Wrapper from Rochdale to Preston with 1840 1d black pl.4 GD with fine to very large margins tied by crisp red MC, with Rochdale bs, very fine, cert RPS (1987) (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.4 IK with good to large margins, red MC, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.5 HD with close to fine margins, red MC, very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.8 AD with very good even margins, neat black MC, showing unusual printing flaw of a dash below "PO", very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.8 TE-TF pair with fine to very good margins, vertical natural paper wrinkle on TF, red MCs, fine (Image)

1840 1d Black group of 16 stamps incl. pl.1b (9), pl.2 (2), pl.4 (2), pl.5 (2) & pl.6, with a few very attractive examples with good margins and crisp MCs, mostly very fine (Image)

1840 1d Black group of 20 stamps, plated in pencil on reverse, all with four margins, mostly fine (Image)

1840 1d Black plates 1a-9 (two pl.8), all four margins, pl.3 BJ with scissor cut at top, rest fine to very fine (11) (Image)