PLATE 1a MD a good four margined worn impression with red MX cancellation. Fine. (Image)

PLATE 2 NC: Fine 4 margin tied by red MX on June 1840 printed Birmingham & Liverpool Junction Canal Navigation letter sent from the Canal Office, Newport asking for credit for a Timber Merchant to use the canal, with fine red NEW PORT SALOP cds. Cross Reference: SHROPSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 2 LD: Very fine 4 margin grey-black tied by red MX on June 1840 EL Sedgewick, Kendal to Low Wood Milnthorpe. Cross Reference: WESTMORLAND (Image)

PLATE 2 QC: Fine 4 margin (close at left) tied by red MX on Dec 1840 E Kirby Lonsdale to Kendal. Cross Reference: WESTMORLAND (Image)

PLATE 4 HE: Fine 4 margin tied by red MX on Sep 1840 EL Carlisle to Kendal turned and sent the following day to Low Wood. Cross Reference: CUMBERLAND (Image)

PLATE 4 TJ: Fine 4 margin (close top left/bottom right) tied by red MX on July 1840 EL Maryport to Cockermouth. Cross Reference: CUMBERLAND (Image)

PLATE 4 MD cancelled with a red MX leaving corner letters clear. Fine. (Image)

PLATE 5 MJ: Fine 4 margin tied by v.fine MX on April 1841 E Milnthorpe to Kendal with fine Newton / Penny Post hs top left and boxed No.1 Receiving House hand stamp on the reverse. Cross Reference: WESTMORLAND (Image)

PLATE 6 HE & HD: Two fine 4 margin tied by MX on Feb 1841 E (vert. filing creases clear of adhesives) to Lichfield with NEW PORT- SALOP cds. Cross Reference: SHROPSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 6 LL & PLATE 8 MI: Two/three margin Pl.6 tied by MX on Feb 1841 EL to Manchester & four margin Pl. 8 on large Mar 1841 piece to Worcester with central heavy vertical filing crease through the adhesive both with NEW PORT- SALOP cds. Cross Reference: SHROPSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 6 FD: Fine 4 margin tied by red MX on Dec 1840 E to Worcester with fine red NEW PORT SALOP cds. Cross Reference: SHROPSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 6 CG good margins with red MX. Also 1840 2d blue plate 2 MC with black MX, close to good margins. Sound. (2) (Image)

PLATE 7 CI: Fine 4 margin tied by MX on March 1841 E Milnthorpe to Hawkshead via Ambleside. Cross Reference: CUMBERLAND (Image)

PLATE 8 EA: Fine 4 margin tied by multiple MX on Oct 1841 E to Sheffield with fine NEW PORT- SALOP cds. Cross Reference: SHROPSHIRE (Image)

PLATE 8 TK: 4 Nov 1840 fine 4 margin tied by red MX on part E to Hawkshead. (Image)

THE USED UNPLATED GROUP with a wide range of shades inc an almost complete reconstructed plate. A small number with MX cancellations. Mostly three margined but good for plating. (c480) (Image)

1844-53 COVERS MOSTLY WITH A SINGLE 1d RED: An interesting group of covers (88) plus a few large pieces bearing mainly plates between 40 & 95 with numeral cancellations inc. plate 69 LB on 1846 E to Tunbridge with a watery "Mayfield/Penny Post" hs 13 Oct 1844 EL to South Shields with "BENMORE" UDC. 1847 E to Blairgowrie with"PITT-STREET" UDC. 8 Oct 1845 E from From Burwash to Battle with a clear strike of the "BATTLE/4" skeleton ds on reverse. 18 Nov 1850 env to Great Malvern with a fine circular framed "MORE/TO/PAY" hs. A good lot with some fine four margined examples. (Image)

THE PLATED SELECTION with plates 5 (2), 8, 9 (3), 10, 11 (2), 12, 13 (2) 14, 15 (3), 16, 17 (3), 18 (2), 19, 20 (5), 21 (5), 22 (10), 23 (5), 24 (4), 25 (7), 26 (3), 27 (2), 28 (2), 29 (2), 30 (4), 31, 32 (92), 33 (2), 34, 35 (2), 36 (5), 38 a strip of four HH-HK, 39 (3), 41, 43, 44 (2), 45 (4). mostly with MX cancellations, thence 46, 49, 52 (3), 53 (5), 55, 56 (4), 61 (3), 62 (5), 68 (2), 69 (2), 72, 73 (4), 74 (2), 76 (3), 78 (3), 79 (2), 80 (4), 81, 83 (3), 84 (3), 85 (4), 86 to 88, 90, 91 (pair), 92 (6), 93 (3), 94 (2), 95 (2), 96 (5), 97 (2), 99 (2), 100, 102 (2), 103 (2), 103 (2), 104 (2), 105 (2), 106 (pair), 107, 108, 109 (2), 110 (2), 111, 113 (2, one with inverted wmk.), 114, 117 to 120, 122, 123 (2), 124, 126, 127, 128 (4), 129 (7, inc. a strip of four DG-DJ), 130, 131, 133 (pair), 136 (pair), 137, 139, 150, 157, 160 and 167. Mostly fine examples. (232) (Image)

1841-44 SELECTION OF EXAMPLES WITH MX CANCELLATIONS ON COVERS inc. a good number of four margined examples with crisp MX cancellations. A few early plates are included. (36 covers +four fronts) (Image)

1845-54 COVERS BEARING 1D REDS WITH NUMERAL CANCELLATIONS inc a good number with "387" numeral cancellations of Huddersfield, with pairs (5) and a strip of three. Some worn impressions are present. Mixed condition but some fine four margined examples are included. (107 covers + 7 pieces) (Image)

1849--52 THE COLLECTION OF COVERS WITH 1d REDS & UDC BACKSTAMPS, ETC. inc. examples in red of Clayton West, Conisborough, Kirkburton, Marsden, Mirfield, Millbridge, blue Coln bridge, Chapel-Alberton, Brighouse, Gomersal, Holmfirth, Kirby Moorside, Hindley, New Mill, Marsden and black Lockwood also travelling d.s. of Huddersfield. Very mixed condition but some better strikes are included. (55 covers) (Image)

THE USED GROUP OF MOSTLY PLATE 3 EXAMPLES inc. a strip of seven OF-OK on 21 Jan 1847 front from Haddington to Edinburgh. A strip of five SF-SJ, a heavily cancelled block of eight QC-RF and a strip of eight BB-BI. Mostly cut into. (c170) (Image)

USED GROUP inc. plates 7 (3), 8 (10, inc one on cover), 9 (22, inc. a pair on cover), 12, 13 (6), 14 on cover and 15 (3, inc one on cover). Mostly fine. (43 stamps + 5 covers) (Image)

LARGE ALBUM containing the remarkable used stock of 1d plate number issues. Mixed condition but ideal for plate reconstruction. Minimum SG £7,100. (2,589) (Image)

ON & OFF PAPER ACCUMULATION: A shoebox containing a quantity of 1864-79 1d Red plates on & off paper sorted into packets by plate number or letters. Also a box file containing two albums and few on pages of 1d Reds plus a four margin 1d black (centre crease) & 2d blue with lines. Plus a few covers. Mixed condition. Ideal for specialist. (few 100s) (Image)