PLAIN HANDSTRUCK "1" MARKS INC. SCARCE SHEERNESS, ROMSEY, DARLINGTON, LEDBURY, ETC.; 1840-9 covers all with handstruck red UPP "1" 1d marks; v. fine 1840 Sheerness (not in BCC & scarce), fine scarce 1848 Romsey, 1844/8 different Darlington pair (one v. fine and ?the tallest of all), v. fine scarce 1840 Ledbury pair, scarce 1840 Newmarket, Chester, v. fine Newcastle, Liverpool, Salisbury (2 sizes) and a few London. Good basis for further expansion. (16 covers)Cross Reference: KENT, HAMPSHIRE, DURHAM, SUFFOLK (Image)

SCARCE RED HANDSTRUCK "2" PREPAID MARKS - BASINGSTOKE, LEEDS, YORK, LONDON & CHESTER; 1840-51 covers all with rare prepaid handstruck red UPP 2d marks; scarce Jan./Mar. 1840 pair of v. fine different types of red Leeds "2d" marks (part E & EL), 1840/9 pair of mainly v. fine York "Pd 2" or "YORK/2D/PAID" (in circle) marks, May 1840 front with v. fine rare red Chester "2", 1841 Basingstoke "Pd/2" ("Pd" affected by filing crease), v. fine 1844/51 trio of v. fine London "2" marks and scarce 1850 London v. fine black "Chief-Office/2D. PAID" (local EL). Red h.s. "2" UPP marks are far rarer than their 1d counterparts. (8 covers + 1 front)Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE, CHESHIRE, HAMPSHIRE, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

IRISH HANDSTRUCK 1d PAID MARKS - DROGHEDA, DUBLIN, PARSONSTOWN & ROSCREA; Apr. 1840 E with light but legible rare Dublin "22/PAID/1d", 1847 E with mainly fine rare Roscrea "P1" (light file fold), 1847 env. with v. fine crowned Dublin Official "PAID" cds but redirected with Parsonstown "Pd. 1d." (overstruck by Dublin "PAID" cds), and 1850 E with very fine scarce "PAID AT DROGHEDA/1d" mark. It is very hard to find Irish UPP marks. (4 covers)Cross Reference: IRELAND PRE-1922 - POSTAL HISTORY (Image)

HANDSTRUCK "Pd 1" & "PAID/1" MARKS ETC., INC. SCARCE HODDESDON, RICKMANSWORTH, B. STORTFORD, ETC.; 1840-50 covers all with handstruck red UPP "Pd1", "Pd/1", "P1D", "PAID/1", "PAID/1D", or "Pd. 1d." marks (some in circular or oval frames); rare 11 Jan. 1840 (2nd Day of UPP Nottingham "Pd. 1d." (address partly washed away), scarce 1840 Uxbridge "P. 1d.", Ipswich/Blackburn v. fine 19841/50 "PAID/1" in circles, Swindon 1844 "P1", 1841/9 Brighton oval "PD1" trio and Basingstoke "Pd/1" pair. Good basis for further expansion. (15 covers)Cross Reference: HERTFORDSHIRE, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE, MIDDLESEX, WILTSHIRE (Image)

DISTINCTIVE HANDSTRUCK 'TOWN-NAME' 1d PAID MARKS INC. SCARCE UXBRIDGE, HERTFORD & IPSWICH, ETC.; 1842-51 covers all with handstruck red UPP 1d marks incorporating the names of the Post Offices; mainly v. fine rare 1849 "UXBRIDGE/1D/Paid" in circle, light but clear rare 1843 "PAID/HERTFORD/1D." in circle, lovely 1843 "IPSWICH/1D./PAID" in oval, v. fine 1842 "BURY/1/PAID" in circle (light crease + cover faults away from mark), and 1851 blue "Holborn Hill/1D. PAID". Scarce group. (5 covers)Cross Reference: MIDDLESEX, SUFFOLK, HERTFORDSHIRE (Image)

VARIED HANDSTRUCK 1D MARKS OF YORKSHIRE INC. HALIFAX, HUDDERSFIELD, GOOLE, ETC.; 1840-9 covers all but one with handstruck red UPP 1d marks; mainly v. fine 1840/4 all-different York trio, 1842/6 mainly v. fine Halifax "PAID/D/1" in circle or "1d", v. fine 1847/8 different types of Huddersfield "1" marks (one redirected with v. fine boxed blue "Brighouse/Penny Post"), v. fine scarce 1843 Goole "1" (light crease), 1840/4 paid of mainly v. fine double-boxed Bradford "Paid/1D." marks, and a couple from Leeds. Plus 1841 m/s "1" with v. fine scarce red boxed "PAID AT/HOWDEN". Good lot. (14 covers)Cross Reference: YORKSHIRE (Image)