12 MAY 1840 - 1d LETTERSHEET TO LONDON - stereo obscured, cancelled with a neat crisp MX and with TONBRIDGE and London (2) cds/ds all overstruck on the flap, reinforced edge tears. SG £1200 for May dates.Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, KENT (Image)

18 MAY 1840 - 1d ENVELOPE TO KENT - stereo A132 (small part of two flaps missing, to remove the seal) to Faversham with poorly struck "T.P/Tottenham Ct Road CO" and cancelled by MX in a pleasing shade of deep red, London cds on one flap that has been opened out. A attractive May 1840 use. SG £1200. Cross Reference: LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, KENT (Image)

18 MAY? 1840 - 1d LETTERSHEET TO SOUTHAMPTON - neat and clean stereo A21 to Shirley, cancelled with a neat red cross and with BATH cds nicely displaying on the lower flap (slightly difficult to read but appears to be May 18). SG £1200.Cross Reference: HAMPSHIRE, SOMERSET (Image)

24 JUNE 1840 - 1d ENVELOPE FROM SALOP - neat and clean env. to OXFORD (cds on the back, SHIFFNAL cds on the front) cancelled with red MX, endorsed on the front 'Recd June 25 1840'.Cross Reference: OXFORDSHIRE, SHROPSHIRE (Image)

5 NOVEMBER 1840 - 1d LETTERSHEET WITH ADVERT. & MARKED 'GONE TO AUSTRALIA' - stereo A26 to 'Hanley Potteries, Staffordsr.' cancelled with red MX and with very fine "T.P/Minories" at left, address corrected to 'Leek' and with matching LEEK cds on the front, twice endorsed 'Gone to Australia' though no other returned mail marks, London cds on the back; 'British and Foreign School Society' advert. inside, MA416b. Very clean & attractive; SG from £850. Cross Reference: ADVERTISING COVERS, LONDON POSTAL HISTORY, STAFFORDSHIRE, RETURNED MAIL (Image)

18 FEBRUARY 1841 - 2d LETTERSHEET USED FROM CHESTER - attractive example to DERBY (cds on the front, with CHESTER across the flap), cancelled with a neat black MX away from Britannia against regulations; minor edge tear and slight flap tearing from the way it was opened. SG £2400.Cross Reference: CHESHIRE, DERBYSHIRE (Image)