1840 1d Black Plate 1a [CG] 4-margins (one close/touching), SG #2, surface abrasion, bright red Maltese Cross. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1840 1d Black Plate 2 horiz pair [FJ-FK], 4-margins (one nearly touching) with Without ray flaws, SG Spec #AS15f, light watery red MC cancels, Cat £1,200. PFSA certificate (1990). (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1840 1d Black Plate 3 [HF] 4-margins, SG-Spec #AS20tj, an early date, unevenly separated, tied to entire addressed to Bagshot (minor blemishes) by red MC, backstamp s/ring 'Y/MY-25/1840' in black, scarce early usage (Plate 3 first recorded use May 16, 1840). (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1840 1d Black Plate 5 [AE], worn impression almost certainly before the first repair, almost 4-margins just touching SW corner, SG #2, light watery red (salmon?) MC cancel, Cat £375. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1840 1d Black Plate 11 [IG], four clear margins, SG-Spec #AS73, MNG, Cat £26,000 (with gum). RPSL certificate (1989). (Image1)

Estimate AU$5,000

1840 1d Black & Red-Brown Plate 8 [IG], 4-margins matched pair with black MCs SG #2 & 7, Cat £715+. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1840 1d Black Plate 5 4 clear margins on Bleute paper [BB], SG #2a, black MC, Cat £775. [Reported to be from printing after first 1840 repair - we're uncertain of this as there is no sign of thinner check letters, etc] (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1840 1d Black Plate 7 [BF] 4 clear slightly uneven margins with Distinctive guideline through NNY, SG-Spec #AS44g, adhesion back from part of 2d blue Mulready cover, corner red MC, Cat £450. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1840 1d Black & Red-Brown Plate 2 [NA] 4-margins matched pair of SG #2 (red MC) & 7 (black MC), Cat £650. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1840 1d Black & Red-Brown Plate 9 [SL], 4-margins matched pair with red and black MCs respectively, SG #2 & 7, Cat £815+. (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$300

1840 2d Blue Plate 1 [HL], 4-margins close at right, SG #5, Cat £975. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1840 2d Blue Plate 1 [TG], 4 clear even margins, black MC, SG #5, Cat £975. A very good stamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1840 2d Blue Plate 2 [BL] 3 close margins, just touched at right, SG #5, neat near complete vertical black Maltese Cross, Cat £1,100. (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

1840 2d Blue Plate 1 [NF] quite a bright attractive shade, 4 clear to large margins, pale red Maltese Cross, SG #5e, Cat £1,250. Top quality stamp. (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1841 1d Red-Brown Plate 8 [GG] 3-margins, SG #7, roughly separated, shaved at right, tied to outer (usual folds) by perfect vertical strike black MC, backstamp 'SWANSEA/MA27/1842' receiving (poor strike but definitely an 'A' in date), addressed to Cornwall with fine arrival handstamp on front 'HAYLE/MR30/1842'. Quite a late usage (plate was destroyed Sept 1841). (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1841 1d Red-Brown Plate 9 [GK] 3-margins very close at bottom, shaved at left, SG #7, tied to entire (business correspondence, usual fold) by black MC above d/arc 'BANBURY/JU16/1841', addressed to Cheadle where arrival cds following day also ties the adhesive, Cat £240. Attractive. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1841 1d Red-Brown on Blued Paper [PL] SG #8, weak left frame, light guide line very close at top extending beyond NE corner, NE corner top mostly open, large burr in 'P' square. Three clear margins, shaved at base, rich colour, very nice, Cat £600. (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1841 1d Red-Brown Later Plates London '6' Maltese Cross on 1843 (Dec 1) entire to Leeds. Most unusually the stamp has been cancelled a 2nd time with a normal Maltese Cross (presumably from Leeds). (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1841 2d Blue White Lines Added 1841 Postal Notice complete bearing 1d Plate 5 [JJ] (good even margins) and right marginal 2d, with blank corner letter squares from the small trial plate of 12 (SG-Spec #DP43), together with two 1d pink envelopes, H&B EP3a (69x106mm - blue-red-blue silk threads) and EP4a (83x128mm Mulready envelope paper - red-blue-red silk threads) overprinted large type 'SPECIMEN' in red, a fine example which includes the wrapper it was to be mailed in. SG Spec #PN3, Cat £10,000. [The envelopes are interesting as Huggins & Baker state that the small envelope EP3a may have been privately produced from the larger EP4a and rate it as NR (not recorded) unused. Clearly this Postal Notice proves that that EP3a was a regular PO issue. It is also clear that these envelopes where folded from a sheet of paper after the stamp impression was done.] Also see Lot 1645 (Image1)

Estimate AU$4,000

1841 2d Blue Plate 3 vertical strip of 3 [DA,EA,FA] bottom unit cut into at base otherwise good even margins, central unit [EA] and lower unit [FA] with Vertical guide-line NE corner SG-Spec #ES11f. On small piece, London Inland Section diamond BN '17' cancels, Cat £270+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1840 2d Blue Plate 3 [OJ] with 'J' flaw, 4-margins, some oxidation, black Maltese Cross, Cat £100. (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1841 2d Blue Plate 3 [CG] 2-margins tied to small piece by double strike rare blue Maltese Cross. Cat £5,000 (4-margins). (Image1)

Estimate AU$400

1841 2d Blue Plate 3 vertical pair shaved at right [KA,LA], SG #14, on 1847 (Jul 24) cover from Cupar-Fife to Kirkaldy (blue boxed arrival), ornate 'TOO LATE' backstamp in reddish black ink, applied at Cupar-Fife. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1841 2d Blue Plate 4 with strong Ivory head, vertical strip of 3 [DE-FE], SG #14c, with 1844 London Inland Section barred diamond '2' cancels. Upper unit crease, margins clear ex lower unit touching left, Cat £600+. (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1868 1d Rose-Red Plate 112 SG #43, block of 9 [RB-TD], slight oxidisation at right, o/c high, hinge reinforcements leaving four MUH. A more useful plate, cat £85 each (blocks of 4 this plate cat £375 hinged). Attractive multiple, min Cat £800. Good value. (Image1)

Estimate AU$200