175. 1840-1 1d BLACK PLATE 1 MATCHED TRIO lettered JC. A used plate 1a (SG 3), four margins but small nick at upper right cancelled red M.C. and showing good plate wear, with 1d black plate 1b, small thin spot cancelled red M.C. and clearly showing re-entry (Spec. AS5c) MATCHED WITH four margined 1d red (SG 7), horizontal bend, but also shows major re-entry (Spec. AS6c). (*) (Ref 51620) £375.00

176. 1d BLACK USED MAY 13th. Small piece (rebacked) with three margined 1d black plate 1a (SG 2) lettered HL, just touched at lower right otherwise fine margins, tied neat red M.C. and backstamped MAY/13/1840. On cover cats. £2500.00. (*) (Ref 58716) £225.00

179. PLATE 1b (SG 7) ON COVER. 1841 letter Keighley to London with a very fine four margined example lettered ML tied very neat black M.C. Backstamped Keighley AU/17/1841. Filing fold clear of stamp which shows 10 o'clock ray flaw N.W. square. (*) (Ref 57899) £375.00

180. 1840 1d grey-black plate 2 HL RE-ENTRY (SG 3 Spec. AS16a). A very fine used example with four close to very large margins cancelled neat red M.C. and showing fine re-entry marks. Cat. £375.00. (*) (Ref 58591) £225.00

181. 1840 1d grey-black plate 2 (SG 3). Fine used lettered HB with four good to large margins cancelled red M.C. without ray flaws (Spec. AS16f). (*) (Ref 58613) £125.00

182. 1840 1d grey-black plate 2 (SG 3). A fine used example lettered NB with four close to good margins cancelled red M.C. Stamp clearly shows 7 & 10 o'clock ray flaws and lower left part of 'N' faint. (*) (Ref 58579) £110.00

183. 1840 1d grey-black plate 3 (SG 3). A three margined example lettered LK showing plate wear cancelled black M.C. (*) (Ref 58622) £30.00

184. LONDON EXPERIMENTAL BLACK M.C. - September 1840. A fine wrapper London to East barnet with fine four margined 1d grey-black plate 3 (SG 3) lettered OD with close to good margins tied black M.C. On front 'T.P/Blackheath S.E.' receiver in red. London backstamp SP/21/1840. A fine example of this cancellation experiment. (*) (Ref 59033) £495.00

185. 1840 1d black plate 4 (SG 2). A very fine used example lettered HL with four close to large margins cancelled very fine red M.C. Very attractive. (*) (Ref 58592) £225.00

186. 1840 1d black plate 4 (SG 2) SD RE-ENTRY (Spec. AS23a). Four margined example cancelled red M.C., thin spot but clearly showing re-entry marks. (*) (Ref 58628) £75.00

187. 1d BLACK/IRELAND. 1840 wrapper London to Dublin with four margined 1d grey-black plate 4 (SG 3) lettered QI tied red-orange M.C. Dublin backstamp OC/30/1840. (*) (Ref 58725) £225.00

188. 1841 entire from The Bedford Hotel, Southampton Row, London to Tonbridge with a fine used PAIR OF 1d red plate 5 (SG 7) lettered LE/ME with four margins tied black M.C. Backstamped DE/2/1841. Very scarce multiple from plate 5. (A) (Ref 56879) £300.00

189. 1841 1d's from black plates (SG 7) MIXED PLATES. 1841 entire Glasgow to Alloa with fine four margined 1d plate 5 lettered PA in State II (AS27A) and a cut-into example from plate 8 lettered OF (AS47). Backstamped AUG/10/1841. Despite faults to the plate a rare combination cover. (*) (Ref 54900) £275.00

190. 1841 1d red plate 5 (SG 7). Used example lettered KK, very close but just clear four margins, light bend. (*) (Ref 58434) £25.00

191. 1840 1d grey-black plate 6 (SG 3). A fine used example lettered LJ with four close to good margins cancelled red M.C. (*) (Ref 58652) £125.00

192. 1840 1d black plate 6 (SG 2). A good to fine large part o.g. example lettered RI with fine four margins. Stamp shows sideline of N.E. square very weak, small tone spot but still a fresh and attractive example. In fine condition cat. £9500.00. (*) (Ref 58573) £2750.00

193. 1d BLACK/KENT. 1840 envelope Rochester to Wolverhampton with fine used 1d black plate 6 lettered JA with four close to good margins tied fine red M.C. Stamp shows vertical guideline N.E. square. Backstamped Rochester SE/5/1840. A fine provincial usage. (*) (Ref 55011) £295.00

194. 1840 1d black plate 7 (SG 2). Good used lettered TD, just touched at right and thin spot. (*) (Ref 58681) £35.00

195. 1d BLACK ADDRESSED TO GUERNSEY. 1840 entire from London with printed list of 'Foreign Funds & Dividends etc' with fine to very fine 1d black plate 7 lettered MJ (SG 2) with close to large margins tied red-orange M.C. Filing fold well clear of stamp, backstamped Lombard St. 30/OC/1840. Very scarce usage. (*) (Ref 59026) £600.00

196. 1840 1d black plate 8 (SG 3). Fine used lettered NA with four close to good margins. (*) (Ref 58702) £95.00

197. 1d BLACK/LEEDS. 1840 wrapper with fine printed Bill Head Leeds to Stratford-on-Avon with four margined 1d black plate 8, very close to large margins, tied red M.C. Backstamped Leeds DE/26/1840. Stamps shows 'O' FLAW and vgl N.E. square. (PT) (Ref 53242) £250.00

198. 1840 1d grey-black plate 10 (SG 3). A fine to very fine used example lettered EG with four margins cancelled black M.C. Stamp shows 'O' FLAW STATE II. Cat. £600.00. (*) (Ref 58694) £375.00

199. 1840 1d black plate 10 (SG 2) WITH RED MALTESE CROSS (Spec. AS66h) - Cat. £1000.00. A fine used example with four close to large margins lettered SL. Stamp shows 'O' FLAW STATE II. Very scarce. (*) (Ref 58695) £375.00

200. 1841 wrapper, some imperfections and slightly fragile, from Belper (Derbys) to London with four margined 1d grey-black plate 10 lettered HL tied black M.C. Stamp very close but clear four margins and clearly shows 'O' FLAW. On front Belper datestamp JU/6/1841. Plate 10 very scarce on cover and cats. £3000.00. (*) (Ref 58597) £575.00

201. 1841 1d red plate XI (SG 7) cancelled DISTINCTIVE GREENOCK M.C. (Spec. A2uj). A very fine four margined example lettered KE cancelled superb strike. Cat. £500.00. (*) (Ref 58426) £375.00

202. 1841 1d red plate XI (SG 7). A fine used example lettered GG with four margins and cancelled fine black M.C. (*) (Ref 58425) £40.00