PLATE 1b - AE, AK & DA, USED IN COMBINATION WITH NL PLATE 5, ON COVER - 14 May 1841 EL (faults) to DEAL (cds on the flap, along with London) with four 1d reds, three have four margins or very close to, all tied to the cover or each other, "T.P/Union St Boro'" at left. Rare combination use of black-plate 1d reds; 2010 Brandon cert. (incorrectly describing stamp AK as plate 2).Cross Reference: KENT, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 1b - SELECTION - all with four margins, BD (close in places), LH, ML, NG (light wrinkling) and PE. SG £1875. (5) (Image)

PLATE 2 - CF-CG PAIR - fine used with four large margins. Difficult multiple. SG £800. (Image)

PLATE 2 - GROUP INC. TWO COVERS - fair to fine mostly four margin selection lettered BE, CK, LG, MI & PK, plus FD & GJ both very fine used; and BA fair four margins on Dec. 1841 EL to TIVERTON (cds on the back) & "LANGPORT/140" on the front, and PK three margins on Dec. 1841 EL NEWTON ABBOT to ASHBURTON (both cds on the front). SG £3300. (7 + 2 covers)Cross Reference: SOMERSET, DEVON (Image)

PLATE 5 - CC, HC, LA & NC - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS, INC. A COVER - all with four margins though close in places, CC state 3 (2, one with faults), HC state 2 tied to Mar. 1841 EL London to Wakefield, LA state 2, and NC state 1. SG £1400. (5 items) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 5 - QA, QB & QC - ALL IN STATE 2, INC. ON COVERS - all with four margins, QA fine with large margins, QB on Apr. 1841 EL London to Hartlepool, and QC tied to June 1841 EL Godalming to Cheshunt. SG £1500 for off-cover. (3 items) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SURREY (Image)

PLATE 5 - GROUP INC. A COVER - lettered AL, DK, EE, EL, GD, GF, GI (on Apr. 1841 EL used in Sheffield), HL, JC, JL and NK-NL pairs (2). Generally good to fine four margin examples. SG £2800. (12 items) Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 8 - IG - ON COVER WITH BLUE CROSS - Nov. 1841 E (tiny edge tears) to FALMOUTH (cds across the flap, TRURO on the front) with four margin 1d red (large margins, surface faults) tied by blue MX. SG £3500.Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, CORNWALL (Image)

PLATE 8 - REPAIRED UNITS GROUP, INC. A STRIP OF FOUR - AD, AL, CJ, EG on Apr. 1841 env. WINGHAM to london, EI, and PH, all state 1 and later repaired by re-entry; II (in IF-II strip, four margins, creases on two units), PG, PH, RE, RJ on Dec. 1841 E WESTBURY to BATH, and SD, all state 2; OG states 1 and 2 (on Oct. 1841 E to NEWARK) matched pair; and RG states 2 and 3 matched pair. Mixed margins and condition, fair to fine. (15 + 3 covers) (Image)

PLATE 8 - GROUP INC. A BLOCK OF SIX - 28 singles, IA-IB three margin pair, and NA-OC block mostly without margins, all are units that were never repaired. Mixed margins and condition, fine included. (30 items) (Image)

PLATE 8 - COVER QUARTET - mostly with four margins, very neat Apr. 1841 printed grain price notice Glasgow to Cork with very fine 1d red PB; Aug. 1841 EL to Edinburgh with 1d red HJ tied by Dumfries common MX; Aug. 1841 E Jedburgh to Melrose with fair 1d red BF; and Sep. 1841 env. to Bath with 1d red EA just touched at top with PEWSEY cds at left. (4)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, WILTSHIRE, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 9 - AA-AC - STATE 2 STRIP WITH PART INSCRIPTION - impressive piece with enormous margin at top, adequate at sides and cut into along the base; all in state 2. SG £1200++. (Image)

PLATE 9 - EK, NG & SJ - SCARCE NUMBERED CROSS TRIO INC. A COVER - EK with No. 9 MX (pinhole, very difficult to see) and NG No. 8 MX, both fair used four margins, plus 23 May 1843 E to STOURBRIDGE (cds on the front) with SJ (small corner crease) having four close/huge margins tied by lovely No. 6 MX, London cds on the flap (has been excised and replaced). SG £3000. (3 items)Cross Reference: LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)

PLATE 9 - FE & GB - REPAIRED IMPRESSIONS - FE state 1 very scarce pre-provisional print, possibly just touched at top left, minor bends, and state 2 good used with four margins and scarce London numbered MX; and GB state 2 good used with four margins, plus another on Apr. 1841 E Dublin to London. SG £2000. (4 items) Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 9 - MG - an enormous single showing parts of six adjacent units. (Image)

PLATE 9 - ML - LONDON NUMBERED CROSS COVER - July 1843 EL to SHREWSBURY (cds on the back, along with London) with two margin 1d red, shaved top and base, showing tiny part inscription at right, tied by No. 7 in MX. Scarce; SG £1600. Cross Reference: LONDON NUMBERS IN MALTESE CROSS CANCELLATIONS (Image)

PLATE 9 - GROUP ON PAGES - 41 examples, mostly four margin examples with many fine and attractive. (41) (Image)

PLATE 9 - COVER GROUP MOSTLY ON PAGES, INC. STRIP OF FOUR - mostly with four margins, inc. EH re-entry single (filing crease) on 1841 E Glasgow to Dunse or in EG-EH pair (cut into, horiz. crease) on Mar. 1841 env. London to Edinburgh; TB cancelled leaving a clear profile on large part E (no side flaps) Crediton to Plymouth; LA on May 1841 printed notice used within London; and KI-KL strip, margins in places, filing creases, on Sep. 1841 EL Huntly to Aberdeen. Attractive group. (8) Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, SCOTLAND, DEVON (Image)

PLATE 10 - BB, BC, CG & CL - ALL STATE 2 INC. A COVER - BB fine four margins, BC three margins tied to Mar. 1841 EL used in London, CG margins very close to touching in places, and CL of very fine appearance small thin. SG £1600. (4 items)Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

PLATE 10 - CF-DH BLOCK OF SIX, INC. SECOND STATES - tied to piece and with London tombstone alongside, margins in places and generally fair to poor though still a rare piece with CF, CG, CH and DH all in the repaired state. SG c£5000. (Image)

PLATE 10 - SELECTION ON TWO PAGES - generally good to fine four margin examples, inc. PK re-entry, RC & RH PtoR variety, KL double letter, and J-flaw trio. (30) (Image)

PLATE 10 - COVER GROUP - inc. 23 Feb. 1841 EL to Cirencester with four margin LC tied in black, London ds on the flap, very early date (the EKU for this plate in red is 15 Feb.); neat July 1841 env. to London with four margin FE tied by crisp MX, "Thames Ditton/Penny Post" at left and KINGSTON cds on the back; Sep. 1841 front to Kilmarnock with HA, three margins with part inscription at left; and Mar. 1841 EL (faults) to Cardigan ex Kinallen with BF four margins tied in black, framed "MORE/TO/PAY" and '2' alongside, DROMARAGH, DROMORE (2), Dublin and CARDIGAN marks front or back. (5)Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY, POSTAGE DUE MARKS (Image)

PLATE 11 - NE-NH - TWO STRIPS OF FOUR - matching strips, early print in a deep shade or later print in a paler shade, each with faults & one on piece. Scarce multiples. (2 items) (Image)

PLATE 11 - RANGE ON TWO PAGES INC. COVERS & PAIRS - inc. Oct. 1841 env. (flap missing) Uckfield to London with four margin KA, double letter A; range of off-cover singles inc. OA & TC re-entries, TA (possibly state 2, pinhole) etc. plus two pairs (BB-BC creased with Greenock MXs, and IH-II fine four margins). Generally fair to good four margin examples. (29 + 2 pairs + 2 covers)Cross Reference: SCOTLAND, SUSSEX (Image)

PLATE 14 - LK - BILLERICAY RED MALTESE CROSS - July 1841 part E with three margin 1d red tied by deep red MX, BILLERICAY and London cds on the flap. 1989 BPA cert; SG £22000 for a cover. Very rare. Cross Reference: 1840s CANCELLATIONS, ESSEX (Image)