MOSTLY UNPLATED GROUP OF NINE & A MATCHING 1d RED - lettered AF, BE, EJ, EL (plate 2 with 1d red to match), JE, OI, QE, RI and TI. Good to fine three margin examples. (10) (Image)

UNPLATED GROUP OF TEN - lettered BC, BH, DD, MA, OE, RA, TD, TE, TH and TI. Good to fair, two have four margins. (10) (Image)

UNPLATED COVER/FRONT GROUP - GL on 1841 front, HH on Nov. 1841 piece, KC on Nov. 1840 part E, ML on Jan. 1841 EL and NK on undated front. One with four margins, other cut into or just shaved. (5) (Image)

UNPLATED GROUP OF TEN - lettered AL, BL, DF, EE, GF, JG, MI, QL, SA and TD. Good to fair, mixed margins. (10) (Image)

UNPLATED GROUP OF EIGHT - lettered AC, GL, HC, IL, JB, KD, NB and RH. Good to fair with less than four margins. (8) (Image)

UNPLATED GROUP OF EIGHT - BG, BB, EH, FL, HD, IG, ML and SC. Good to fair, mostly cut into, one has four margins. (8) (Image)

UNPLATED GROUP OF SIX - lettered EG, FD, II?, QE, QH and RL. Good to fair. (6) (Image)

UNPLATED GROUP OF THREE - lettered MB (four margins, thinned), RK & TD both poor. (3) (Image)

MIXED PLATES - MANCHESTER FISHTAIL CROSS GROUP INC. COVERS & 1d REDS - LF plate 10, three margins, on cover (repaired hole) to Knighton plus singles FB plate 5 state 1 (damaged) and RB plate 4 with three margins. Also 1d reds from black plates, HE plate 5 (double H) four margins on cover to Wrexham, JB plate 10 (stamp and cover damaged) on cover to Dumfries, and RF plate 9 three margin single. All with fishtail cross cancels. (6 items) Cross Reference : 1841 1d REDS, 1840s CANCELLATIONS, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER (Image)

** MIXED PLATES - QF very fine and RG creased, both plate 1a; and BF & OK plate 8 both fine. (4) (Image)

MIXED PLATES: BA plate 7, TL plate 8 and AE state 1 & BI plate 9, all fine three margins; plus 1d red in state 3 to match AE, four margins with scissor cut at top. (5) Cross Reference : 1841 1d REDS (Image)

MIXED PLATES: KF Plate 1a, NB plate 4 and LI & MA state 1 plate 5. Mostly fine four margins. (4) (Image)

** MIXED PLATES - LH plate 1b, NB plate 2, OL plate 4, OF plate 6 and QE plate 8, all with faults or cut into. (5) (Image)

MIXED PLATES: TE plate 2 state 2, NG plate 3, TJ plate 4 and OG plate 5. Good to fine four margins, close in places. (4) (Image)

** MIXED PLATE TRIPO OF COVERS - 1 Sep. 1840 E to Bewdley with TG plate 3, three margins, tied by two MXs and with BROMSGROVE cds alongside all in an orange shade of red; 14 Sep. 1840 env. (opened flat) MORPETH (cds on the back) to Newcastle with CF plate 5, fine four margins but doesn't belong; and 8 Feb. 1841 E (soiled) with EH plate 9 re-entry (two margins) tied by red MX and MANNINGTREE cds on the front. (3) Cross Reference : NORTHUMBERLAND, ESSEX, WORCESTERSHIRE (Image)

MIXED PLATES TRIO: AF Plate 1a with tiny part inscription above tied to piece by red MX and IRONBRIDGE cds, BC plate 3 tied to piece, and MK plate 4 (small faults). (3) (Image)

MIXED PLATES TRIO - NA plate 3, QF plate 4 and QA plate 6; faults. (3) (Image)

** MIXED PLATES: AJ plate 1b, corner crease and tiny tear; HC plate 6, slight toning & possible ruby MX; MA plate 6, three margins & vivid red MX; and GH plate 7, creased. (4) (Image)

MIXED PLATES: MH plate 8 matched in red, SI plate 10 fresh-entry matched in red and II unplated, all cut into or with faults. (5) Cross Reference : 1841 1d REDS (Image)

** PLATE 1a - MG - ON 21 MAY 1840 COVER WITH BRISTOL 'DEEP RED-BROWN' CROSS - 21 May 1840 EL to Stourbridge with 1d black MG plate 1a, fine four margins, tied by MX and with BRISTOL cds on the flap, all in a distinctive shade of deep red-brown. Rockoff & Jackson record a cover of the same date to the same destination but lettered BA, ex 'Durham'. SG £2800 for 21 May. Cross Reference : BRISTOL, 1840s CANCELLATIONS (Image)

** PLATE 1a - JK - ON 19 MAY 1840 COVER - 19 May 1840 E to Stourbridge franked with fine four margin adhesive, cancelled though not tied by a very fine red MX and with GLASGOW hexagonal ds on the flap. SG £2800. Cross Reference : EDINBURGH (Image)

PLATES 1a & 6 - JB four margins, crease & toned and RA three margins, corner crease both from plate 1a; and TE state 1 four good to very close margins and NG just touched at one point both from plate 6. (4) (Image)

PLATES 1a & 10 COVERS INC. PROVISIONAL PRINT - June 1840 EL used in Lincs. with AD plate 1a having four margins and with strong plate wear just tied by MX in an orange shade of red with matching LINCOLN cds at lower left; and Mar. 1841 EL (attractive bill head from a manufacturer of coffin furniture!) to Alford from BROMSGROVE (cds on the back) franked with BC plate 10 state 2 (scarce provisional print) with almost four margins (just missing a tiny part of one corner, also stamp with filing fold and soiled) tied by black MX. (2) Cross Reference : LINCOLNSHIRE, WORCESTERSHIRE (Image)

** PLATES 1a & 1b - IK plate 1a and CA plate 1b, both very fine four margin examples with light cancels. (2) (Image)

PLATE 1a ON MAY DATE PIECE & PLATE 8 ON COVER - DD plate 1a with four margins and tied to piece with MANCHESTER cds for 25 May 1840, SG £2000 for a cover; and September 1840 EL (written by three generations of a family inc. a child) to Clapton franked with a fine 1d intense black just tied by red MX. Also an engraving of the Manchester Borough Court and PO building. (3 items) Cross Reference : LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, LANCASHIRE - MANCHESTER, MIDDLESEX (Image)