21 covers: with two pre-stamp from Chester & Salisbury, 14 x 1d imperf covers, two with MX cancels(one on a pair), seven with 1844 type numerals(one Irish) & four with London numerals, then five 1d red stars or plates frankings. Some with faults, most 1d reds are 2 to mainly 3 margined. (Start Price = £35.20)

Mulready 2d Envelope, stereo 'a200', a superbly fresh pristine example, fine mint. (Start Price = £160.00) (Image)

MAY DATE 1d black plate 2 'JJ' with three margins, on a large part entire, tied by neat red Maltese coss, and with Stewkley Penny Post at left, the reverse showing clear Leighton Buzzard MY 28 1840 cds, with arrival mark alongside, some creasing and tear. [US7] (Start Price = £96.80) (Image)

1d red-brown, plate 20, AA, 3 margins, tied to part Entire by light smudged MC, used from MARKET DEEPING to FOLKINGHAM, each with good strike of town cancel on obverse. [US2] (Start Price = £20.00)

1d pale red-brown, plate 44, MD, 3½ margins, on 1844 (3 Apr) Entire from Lanark to Edinburgh, 'open' black in MC cancels, slight soiling, scarce plate with MC postmark. [US2] (Start Price = £20.80)

1d red-brown on very blue paper, plate 16, SJ, with BASAL SHIFT, tied by neat MC to 1841 (Nov) Entire from Leith to Edinburgh, abrasion at top left, filing folds. [US2] (Start Price = £17.60)

EL used from Richmond Terrace to Billiter Square, franked 1d red-brown, SC, 3 good margins, shaved down right tied by fine strike of Maltese Cross, 'Saville Place' receiving house handstamp in red, interesting contents re: a London property. [US1] (Start Price = £28.80)

Entire from London to Cambridge, franked red (PB, three margins) with upright NUMBER 7 IN CROSS cancel, light filing fold through adhesive, neat and attractive. Scarce. [US6] (Start Price = £32.80)

to 1854 correspondence to solicitors in Wigton (all 13 are Els), plus 1847 to 1855 (plus 1869) correspondence to solicitors in Malton Yorkshire (all except 2 of 14 are EL's), plus one other (1852), all with stamps soaked off except three of the latter batch which have been cut off, various cancels/postmarks. (28 items) [US2] (Start Price = £25.60)

large Crown perf 14 1d yellow-brown, Die 2, Alphabet 2, PLATE 4, G-I, on 1855 (Oct) cover from London to Huddersfield, central stain on small unfolded cover, SG Spec C6(2). Cat £30 off-cover. [US9] (Start Price = £9.60)

small Crown perf 16 2d pale blue, plate 4, strip of 4, RC-RF, latter with vertical guide line in 'F' square, on 1855 Entire from London to Amsterdam, some postmark staining. At some stage, some (contemporary?) wag has given the Queen ink moustaches. [US9] (Start Price = £22.40)

to 1900 (plus a few later) range on 6 Hagner double-sided stockleaves, slight duplication for plates etc., a few Jubilee values are o.g./unused, incl. some ½d controls, condition is very mixed indeed, used. Cat. approx. £10,000. (365) [US1] (Start Price = £142.40)

½d plates on covers between plates 3 & 13, all single frankings with duplex postmarks of English & Welsh Towns(No London), some with faults or soiling. An interesting group for the postal historian. (12 covers - SG cat £70 each) (Start Price = £73.60)

1d black, plate 1b, horizontal strip of 4, PI-PL, retouched check letters on PJ, very close under PK but unusually for such a strip has MARGINS ALL AROUND, tied to 1841 Entire by light red MC, fresh and clean, cover Cat. £2500 as two pairs, plus premium for on cover. Very attractive. (Start Price = £2,320.00) (Image)