Charles Whiting "Post Office Permit" 1/2 ounce 1d essay, printed in black on stout paper, fine. (Image)

1840 (May 12th) wrapper franked with 1d black GF, four good to large margins, tied by a very fine vibrant upright red Maltese Cross, fine cds to reverse in black, some soiling, otherwise an attractive early use. (Image)

1840 (May 15) reduced cover, franked with 1d black pl.2 CE, four margins close at side otherwise good, cancelled by a Maltese cross in red which is visible from behind the stamp (giving confidence the stamp belongs); sent from Gloucester to London (S.G. £3'500). (Image)

1840 (May 19th) Wrapper franked with 1d grey black NA, just touched top left otherwise four good margins, stamp damaged top right, tied by a very fine red Maltese Cross, fine cds to reverse in black, stained addressee, some small faults, an attractive early use. (Image)

1840 (May 20th) Entire sent from Sheffield to Liverpool, franked with 1d grey black DD, four good to large margins, tied by red Maltese Cross, horizontal filing crease otherwise an attractive example. (Image)

1840 (May 22) Wrapper sent from Glasgow to Stirling, franked with 1d grey black pl.1a PK, three margins with small fault top right, tied by red Maltese Cross, tape stain front and horizontal filing crease, a good example. (Image)

1840 (May 29th) Ship and Insurance broker printed letter sheet sent from London to Havant franked with 1d grey black HG, small fault lower left otherwise four margins, tied by a fine red Maltese Cross, fine black cds to reverse, vertical filing crease not affecting stamp, an attractive May date use on printed letter sheet. (Image)

1840 (May 30) Entire sent from Ware (Hertfordshire) to London franked with 1d black pl.1a JF, very close at top otherwise four margins, tied by two neat red Maltese Crosses, fine dispatch cds and JU 1 arrival on reverse, central vertical filing crease, an attractive provisional May date use. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1a AC with four margins and neat strike of red MC, a lovely example. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1a AD with four large margins and parts of two lightly struck red MCs, superb. (Image)

1840, 1d grey-black (very worn plate) pl.1a AE with four margins and neat strike of red MC, a very fine example. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1a AG with good to very large margins, light strike of red MC, a fine and attractive example. (Image)

1840 1d black pl.1a AH with four margins and neat red MC, a fine example. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1a AK with four margins on lettersheet sent within Scotland to Edinburgh cancelled by fine a complete strike of the red MC, reverse with a fine strike of Fushie Bridge JN 22 blue boxed and Edinburgh JUN 23 1840 arrival, minor soiling, fine. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1a ME with fine to good margins, neat red MC, fine. (Image)

1840 1d black pl.1a SJ, four good to large margins, cancelled by a black Maltese cross which is much scarcer on this plate than the S.G. catalogue value suggests especially in this shade, light blue ink mark on face, very fine (S.G. Spec AS1f £1'100). (Image)

1840, 1d grey-black (worn plate) pl.1a SK with four good to large margins and light strike of red MC, fine and attractive. (Image)

1840 1d Black pl.1b complete plate reconstruction of the sheet of 240 stamps from AA to TL, all with four margins, including a strip of six, a block of four (creased), two horizontal pairs and one vertical pair, the rest being fine to very fine singles (incl. two with inverted watermarks), many with clear strikes of the MC and better than average margins. Many years in the making and a very rare opportunity to acquire the complete reconstruction. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1b AA upper marginal example with part inscription and good margins elsewhere, centrally struck black MC, a striking and scarce stamp, superb. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1b AC with good margins, large part margin at top and fine to good margins elsewhere and inverted watermark, indistinct brownish MC, attractive and scarce. (S.G. £2'000). (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1b AE with four margins and red MC, fine. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1b AH with four good to very large margins, crisp red MC, a superb example. (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1b FA, good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by a very fine strike of the red Maltese cross, very fine and attractive example, signed Pröschold. (Image)

1840 1d grey-black pl.1b FH, fine to very good margins, showing variety recut side at left and recut corners, smudgy red MC, very fine (S.G. Spec AS6h, i). (Image)

1840, 1d black pl.1b FK, four large even margins, strong colour, crisp impression, cancelled by a neat Maltese cross in red, give an extremely fine appearance to what is a very attractive example from this early plate; such fine examples command a premium and are much more difficult to find than the catalogue value suggests (S.G. £350). (Image)