1841 1d red OJ/PK, wmk small Crown, blued paper, mint o.g. block of four, just touching at lower left otherwise good margins, light horizontal bend along top, fine with vibrant colour and fresh appearance (S.G. Spec. £3'200). (Image)

1841 Notice sent by E.S. Lees introducing the new 1d. and 2d. stamps plus two sizes of the Penny Pink envelope overprinted "specimen". The 1d. red-brown lettered GD and the 2d. (from the small trial plate). Clean and very rare so fine. (Image)

1841 1d red-brown, selection of 9 unplated singles and horizontal pair, each cancelled by black Maltese cross (one with 9 in cross) except AG cancelled by "11" in oval of bars; an attractive group. (Image)

1841 1d lake-red LJ, fine to huge margins showing portions of neighbours on two sides, tied to piece by "4" London numeral, very fine example of this scarce shade, cert. Brandon (2002) when it belonged to a cover (S.G. Spec B1(5), £850). (Image)

1841 1d red-brown pl.15 PD, close to good margins, cancelled by a good strike of a red Maltese Cross, fine and scarce; cert. RPS (1979). (Image)

1841, 1d red-brown pl.21 KD-KG horizontal strip of four with close to very large margins, each neatly cancelled by a fine strike of the black Maltese cross, also 6 singles used on piece each cancelled by black Cross; two attractive and scarce multiples. (Image)

1841 1d red pl.43 AE, good to huge margins, cancelled by Channel Islands (Alderney) Maltese Cross, very fine and rare cancel, cert. RPS (1986) (S.G. £7'500), ex Walker. (Image)

1841 1d red brown pl.53 AA imperforate imprimatur from the upper left corner of the sheet showing plate number "53" and part inscription "PRICE 1d. Per L", pressed diagonal crease, very rare, ex Clark (1946). (Image)

1841, 1d red-brown pl.63 RJ-RK pair, neatly cancelled by a single central strike of "187" in bars cancel contrary to regulations, lovely fresh colour, a most attractive pair. (Image)

1841 1d red-brown pl.75 LK showing the "Union Jack" re-entry with crisp London "10" numeral leaving the corner stars clear, fine to large margins, vertical crease, a very presentable example of this desirable variety (S.G. £3'000). (Image)

1841 1d red-brown pl.100 RI, good margins, cancelled by red 1844 barred numeral, very fine and rare coloured cancel; cert. BPA (2007) (S.G. £5'500), ex Walker. (Image)

1841, 1d red-brown pl.108, good to large margins, tied to small piece by yellow-brown "97" Scottish numeral of Cockburnspath, very fine and scarce coloured cancel, cert. Mike Jackson (2018) which states: "Danzig & Goldsmith recorded a yellow-brown numeral 97 obliteration of Cocksburnpath being used in Oct.151 and Feb. 1854; I Have seen images of Cockburnspath covers with obliterations of similar colour". (Image)

1841, 1d orange-brown pl.136 EB/FC block of four cancelled by oval of bars numeral for Leeds, an attractive block. (Image)

1841, 1d red-brown pl.151 DH-EJ horizontal block of six, with good to very large margins, each neatly cancelled by a good strike of the "68" in oval of bars cancel in black; an attractive and scarce multiple. (Image)

1842 (Jun 7) Entire from Welshpool (Wales) to London, with 1841 1d Red KA, just touched at lower right otherwise good to large margins, tied by black Welshpool distinctive Maltese Cross with solid centre, top backflap with Welshpool and arrival cds which opens to display nicely, fine and scarce distinctive MC on cover (SG £3'000). (Image)

1842 (Aug 1) Lettersheet from Totness (Devon) to London with 1841 1d Red pl.22 IB, fine to good margins, tied by Totness town circular datestamp, reverse with arrival, minor discolouration to stamp, fine and very scarce cancellation (S.G. Spec. £2'750). (Image)

1842 (Sep 2) Entire sent from Leeds (Yorkshire) to Edinburgh with 1841 1d red pl.22 OB, fine to very good margins, tied by distinctive "large diamond" Leeds Maltese Cross, reverse with despatch and arrival cds, very fine and scarce MC, cert. RPS (2011). (Image)

1842 (Nov 5) Wrapper from Dorchester (Dorset) to Blandford, bearing 1841 1d red-brown pl. 20 LE with fine to good margins, neatly tied by a Dorchester "Wessex" type cds, arrival bs, fine and scarce usage of the Wessex type datestamp (SG Spec. BS9va, £2'750). (Image)

1843-44, group of three miniature covers including one mourning envelope each bearing a good example of the 1d red and neatly tied by black Maltese cross, an attractive trio of covers. (Image)

1843 (Jun 29) entire with 1841 1d red QG, good to very large margins, neatly cancelled by fine strike of the number "10" in black Maltese cross, scarce. (Image)

1843 (Jul 4) letter sent registered from Mullingar, Ireland, to London with 1841 1d pl.31 JK and SD tied by Mullingar distinctive MCs, paying postage up to 1oz endorsed in manuscript, "Registered" in blue and "1/-" for the cash prepayment of registration fee, despatch cds and "PAID AT / MULLINGAR" hs, London arrival, a superb exhibition showpiece and one of the great Penny Red covers; cert. PTS (2012), ex Pickering, Forester and "Mayflower". (Image)

1843 (Aug 5) wrapper from London to Kendal with 1841 1d red pl.34, good to very good margins, tied by crisp and upright "10" in London MC, reverse with Lombard Street despatch and arrival cds, a very clean and uncreased cover, an exquisite example. (Image)

1843 (Dec 14) entire letter from Dublin to Banbridge (Ireland), bearing 1d red brown QA-QB pair, close to good margins neatly cancelled by good strikes of the distinctive Dublin Maltese cross in black, fine. (Image)

1844 (Mar 14) Cover to Glasgow franked with 1d red pl. 35 AG, four margins, tied by a double strike of the Kilmarnock distinctive Maltese Cross, with dispatch mark 14th and oddly the arrival 13th to reverse, vertical filing crease centrally, scarce cancel, cert. Mike Jackson (2022) (S.G. £5'000). (Image)

1845 (Jan 11) entire from Glamorgan to Kentucky U.S.A, bearing 1841 1d red IA, neatly tied by black Maltese cross; scarce. (Image)