COLLECTION in a Lighthouse album incl. Pl.1a, Pl.1b & Pl.1b red, lettered C-G matched, Pl.1a & Pl.1b lettered C-I, E-L , J-I, I-D, J-J, J-H, Q-I, F-B (2 Pl.1a, Pl.1b on cover), matched pairs, Pl.1a (11 examples), Pl.1b G-I matched in red, Pl.1b (29 examples, one with full right margin - not four margins), Pl.2 T-J (3) matched with red, pair and eleven more examples, Pl.3 (4) with vertical pair (not four margins) & U on piece, Pl.4 (7), Pl.5 C-F (2) matched, also J-J, M-C, O-A, F-E all matched, E-D black states 1 & 2, red states 3 & 4, black state 2 (7), Pl.6 (16), Pl.7 (11), Pl.8 O-A matched plus five other examples (one on piece), Pl.9 (3) plus one on front and one state 2, Pl.10 (6, four are with red pmk's), Pl.11 J-E matched pair (black suspicion of tiny thin spot), many varieties described, 136 are four margin, good to fine. (152 blacks, 11 reds from black plates)
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UNPLATED cancelled in red CA & LG, cancelled in black BA, EA & KL, all with faults. (5) (Image)

UNPLATED KI, HH, LB, OI, SJ & TL, all either cut into or with faults. (6) (Image)

Plate 1a HD (worn plate), fine four margins, superb red MC. (1) (Image)

Plate 1a DC, worn plate, clear to good margins, cancelled in red, vertical crease & tiny scissor cut at top. Pl.1b GE, four good margins, red MC. (2) (Image)

1840 1d black (7) cancelled in red Pl.1a GL, Pl.2 HJ, OG, cancelled in black Pl.6 MH, PC, Pl.8 ?I, Pl.10 TF all four margined examples - GL very close at lower left side. (Image)

Plate 1a TB, good to large margins, superb red MC. (1) (Image)

Plate 1b BE, good to large margins, FU with two red MC's. (1) (Image)

Plate 1b EB, fine unused example with four good margins. (Image)

Plate 2 black matched with printing in red, a remarkable collection of 86 different letterings of pairs, the blacks all appear to have four margins and very few with faults, although most of the reds are four margined we note the blacks are of a better quality. Total of 86 matched pairs plus nine blacks without the red printing & two extra letterings of blacks. Total of 97 blacks & 87 reds, letterings covered AA to HL, fine original lot. (Image)

Plate 2 AC, four clear to good margins, cancelled by a superb brownish red MC. (Image)

Plate 2 SI, clear to good margins, red MC, and TF - four margins, fine black MC. (2) (Image)

1840 entire letter from Rochester to London franked Pl.3 HB, four good margins tied with superb orange MC, reverse bears despatch & receiving c.d.s's for 17th & 18th Aug, neat uncreased entire. (Image)

Plate 3 NA, good to huge margins, fine red MC. (1) (Image)

1840 (Sept 15th) cover from Haswell Colliery to Low Harrogate Post Office, franked Pl.4 HA, large margins, tied red MC, alongside 'Houghton Le Spring/Penny Post' in black, cover has vertical crease clear of adhesives. (Image)

1840 (Aug 12th) wrapper from Liverpool to Congleton franked Pl.4 JD, four margined example tied with red MC, reverse shows inspectors star & Liverpool c.d.s, wrapper has horizontal crease well clear of adhesive. (Image)

1844 (July 17th) cover from London to Sheffield, franked Pl.4 QK, three good margins, cut close left side just into design at lower side, tied by a superb London inland office barred oval numeral '7', very rare, reverse despatch & receiving d/stamp. Rare. (Image)

Plate 4 RC, fine four margined example, tied to small piece by a superb red MC, a wonderful complete strike. (1) (Image)

Plate 4 RK, good to large margins, red MC. (1) (Image)

Plate 4 TE, clear to good margins, superb black MC. (1) (Image)

Plate 5 KA, huge margins, red MC, press vertical crease, a big stamp. (1) (Image)

1840 (Dec) wrapper from London to Edinburgh, franked Pl.5 QC, good to large margins, tied red MC, two vertical folds away from adhesive. (Image)

1840 entire from Mansfield to Uppingham franked Pl.6 BA, with four good margins cancelled (not tied) by red MC and alongside Mansfield JY.21.1840 c.d.s in red, cover has a tear repaired with tape on inside. (Image)

1841 (Mar) wrapper used locally in London, franked Pl.6 greyish black lett JG, clear to good margins, tied by very fine black MC. (Image)

Plate 7 TB, good to large margins, huge at base with superb red MC. (1) (Image)