POSTAL HISTORY: 1840 entire letter franked by 1d black Plate 1a (HB), with good margins, struck by red MC, backstamped by mark dated MY 7 1840, the second day! Entire partly reduced, still very clean example of a May date usage. RPS Certificate (1987), SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d black, Plate 1a (MC), large even margins, cancelled with light red Maltese Cross. Fine. SG2 (Image)

1840 1d black Plate 1a (RB) four close to good margins, neatly cancelled by red MC, fine. SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d Black Pl.1b. Superb used good to huge four margin top left hand corner marginal example lettered AA, neatly cancelled by a neat strike of the distinctive Manchester "Fishtail" MC in black. A magnificent example rarely seen so fine. Spec. AS5ub. Ex Mayflower. (Image)

1840 1d black, two fine examples, Plate 1b, lettered AH, with neat light red MC. Other Plate 6, lettered RD with neat red MC. Both with four clear margins, SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d Black, Plate 1b, lettered BJ, large part og (few small paper adhesions), four clear margins, BPA cert (2022), fine and attractive, SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d black, plate 1B, lettered GD, lightly cancelled clear of face with red MC, four clear to wide margins, fine attractive stamp, SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d black Pl.1b. Very fine used four margin horizontal pair lettered GH-GI beautifully cancelled by two red MCs. GI showing variety double letter "I". Scarce so fine. Spec. AS5f. 1998 RPS Cert. (Image)

1840 1d black Plate 1b (OL), good to large margins, with trace of marginal inscription at right, struck by neat red MC, very fine. SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d intense black Plate 2 (EB) four good margins, struck by red MC, fine. SG 1 (Image)

1840 printed entire letter to Hayle, Cornwall franked by 1d black Plate 2 (ID) tied by Camelford double-arc undated postmark in red, archival fold, mentioned for accuracy's sake, an exceedingly rare and highly important cover with few examples known outside the Royal Collection, an ideal exhibition piece. BPA Certificate (2005) SG 2; Spec A1xb (Image)

1840 1d black in block of four, plate 4, lettered KF KG LF LG, clear but close margins, cancelled by multiple red MCs, small flaws here and there, (pin hole in lower left stamp, tiny thin on lower right corner), attractive scarce multiple, SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d black Plate 4 (LI) four close to large margins, unused and regummed, small corner crease at lower left, still a very collectable example. SG 2, £12,500 (Image)

1840 1d black, Plate 6 (AL), good to large margins, tied to entire by orange-red Maltese Cross with Hull (20.11) double-ring dispatch alongside, reverse with London (21.11) arrival; minor faults, fine. SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d grey-black Plate 6 (TE) four good to large margins, cancelled by part red MC, leaving profile clear, fine. SG 3 (Image)

1840 1d black Pl.6. Very fine used close to large four margin horizontal strip of three lettered TF-TH, neatly cancelled by red MCs. An attractive and scarce multiple so fine. Spec. AS25. (Image)

1840 1d black Pl.7. Very fine used four margin horizontal strip of four lettered AC-AF, neatly cancelled by red MCs. Trace of light vertical crease on AF, nevertheless a very scarce and attractive multiple. Ex Daisy. (Image)

1841 outer wrapper sent locally in Edinburgh franked by 1d black Plate 7 (OG) four good margins, tied by black MC, backstamped by MAR 20 W/N 1841 d/s, wrapper reduced, still attractive, with Plate 7 scarce on cover. SG 2 (Image)

1840 1d black Plate 9 (NK) four good to large margins, used by light red MC, variety WMK INVERTED, small thin, otherwise of fine appearance. SG 2wi (Image)

1840 1d grey-black, Plate 11 (EK), showing break in North-East square, good to huge margins showing portions of adjoining stamps at left and right, cancelled with smudgy black Maltese Cross although clear of the Queen's profile. Fine. SG3 (Image)

1840 1d black used study of plates 1a to 11 neatly written-up in an album comprising eighty-nine examples many with four margins and plated including Plate 9 (2), Plate 10 (7), Plate 11 (3); also 1840 Mulready 1d (4, three unused). Condition very mixed (Image)

1840 1d black selection comprising plates 1b to 10, all with four margins although a couple close. Mostly fair to good. SG2 (10) (Image)

1840 1d black unplated selection, up to four margins, cancelled either by red or black MC, with 1d black used on cover addressed to Exeter, mixed condition, useful lot. (12) (Image)

1840 1d black and 1841 red-brown in seven used, matched, positional pairs, including plate 1b 'ND', plate 2 'NF', plate 5 'LJ' (1d black 3 margin), plate 8 'HH', plate 9 'JD', plate 10 'OI' and plate 11 'NF', the 1d blacks are good to fine 4 margins SG 2,8 (14) (Image)

1840 2d Pale blue Pl.1. Very fine used four margin horizontal pair lettered CI-CJ, each stamp neatly cancelled by a red MC. Most attractive. (Image)