to 1846 stampless Entires (3), part entire and EL, incl. Penny Post, 1827 Bishop Mark and Bideford Mileage marks, mixed condition. (Start Price = £16.80)

1d black, plate 5, FI, 4 small to very good margins, guide line in NE corner, neat red MC ties to 1840 (Dec) Entire from Redditch to Stratford-on-Avon, very attractive. [US3] (Start Price = £128.00) (Image)

1d black, plate 6, MD, 3 very good margins, guide line in NE corner, tied by red MC to 1840 (DE6) EL from Basingstoke to Winchester, ordering Receipt and Bill stamps from the Stamp Office. Clean. [US1] (Start Price = £152.80) (Image)

1d black, plate9, QG, 4 small to large margins, guide line through value, tied to 1841 part EL from Cork to Dublin by black MC, horizontal filing crease at bottom. (Start Price = £315.20) (Image)

1d black plate 10 'SE' with 3½ margins (showing portion of adjoining stamp at base) cancelled by black Maltese cross on 1841 (May) entire letter Birmingham to Henly in Arden. [US9] (Start Price = £138.40) (Image)

(21 July) Mulready 1d Letter Sheet, Forme 1, Stereo A5, used to Appleby, crisp red MC, horizontal fold, attractive appearance. (Start Price = £151.20) (Image)

1d black, plate 1a, DB, 4 small to good margins, tied to 24TH MAY 1840 EL (Sunday) from Manchester to Blackburn by red MC, very fine. [US1] (Start Price = £2,136.00) (Image)

Mulready 1d Letter Sheet, a good 'FORGERY' with fake Maltese Cross and cds cancels, 'printed' address. Clean and attractive. (Start Price = £25.60) (Image)

1d red-brown, plate 27, examples letter MK (2 huge margins) on 1842 Entire and NA (3 margins) on 1843 part EL, each cancelled by Maltese Cross, light horizontal filing folds. [US4] (Start Price = £21.60)

STIRLING: A group of mainly 1d red franked covers, from 1841 with Stirling MX cancel, mainly 1d red plates or stars, verious different types of duplex cancels, a few non-Stirling from Edinburgh, backstamps of Dollar, Bannockburn, etc. Mainly fine (26) (Start Price = £32.00)

HENRY ARCHER perf 16 1d red-brown, plate 94, HB, on local London cover (not fully tied), some stains, scarce. [US1] (Start Price = £533.60) (Image)

Liverpool Spoon postmark on Entire franked 1854 small Crown perf 16 1d Die 1, 1855 Birmingham Spoon on 1855 EL franked 1854 small Crown perf 16 1d Die 2 and 1858 Shrewsbury Spoon on 1858 cover franked 1856 perf 14 1d rose-red, all addressed to same solicitors in Shrewsbury, decent condition. (Start Price = £33.60)

Scottish cover franked 1d perf 14 on blued paper, on reverse nice red POSTED SINCE 7.20 LAST NIGHT cds, white paper 1d on 1858 cover and 1861 EL. (3 items) (Start Price = £18.40)

(July) EL from London to Paris, franked large Garter 4d rose-carmine, horizontal fold. [US6] (Start Price = £13.60)

1d reds (16, of which 14 are identified) between plates 102 and 215 on separate covers, range of postmarks, fair to good. (Start Price = £25.60)

2s pale blue, EJ, on 1878 cover front to Maldives, very lightly cancelled, fresh, fine used. Cat. £825++ on cover. (Start Price = £50.40) (Image)

1½d rose-red, plate 3, JF, centred to SW, tied to 1880 long cover to Darwen by Manchester duplex, tear at top, somewhat crumpled. (Start Price = £33.60)

½d rose-red, plate 9, IG, both plate numbers quite distinct, tied to 1872 Entire by Wolverhampton duplex, stamp centred to SE, a few lightly toned perf tips, neat address. [US1] (Start Price = £623.20) (Image)

½d rose-red, plate 3, vertical pair JC-KC, on small neat cover from London to Devon. (Start Price = £27.20)

½d plate 6 on EL, plates 10(?), 13, 14 and one unidentified on fronts of Bankruptcy Act EL's, fair condition. (Start Price = £16.80)

cover (House of Commons/Library imprint on flap) from LONDON to PARIS, franked 3d rose plate 16, OH, wing margin at right, roughly opened. [US1] (Start Price = £24.80)

Entire from NEWCASTLE to CAEN, franked 2½d rosy mauve, plate 1, PL (centred to SE), fresh and fine. [US1] (Start Price = £40.00) (Image)

½d Postal Card with printed National Bank of Scotland message (very fresh) and 1899 early undivided back postcard with photo of Manchester Cathedral on reverse and used to Switzerland. (Start Price = £6.40)

Registered envelope 2d blue, stamp Fig. c-3a, 5 dots, with added 1d lilac on obverse, used from Cardiff to Merthyr Tydfil, small blemishes, H+GC17b. (Start Price = £5.60)