145. 1840 1d grey-black plate 1a (SG 3). A very fine used example lettered BH with four fine margins and cancelled superb red M.C. Stamp shows 5 & 10 o'clock ray flaws N.W. square. Most attractive. (*) (Ref 58605) £250.00

146. 1840 1d grey-black plate 1a (SG 3). A good used example lettered KL with very close but clear four margins cancelled light strike of red M.C. Small surface rub upper left but stamp clearly shows 5 & 10 o'clock ray flaws and good plate wear. (*) (Ref 58603) £85.00

147. 1840 1d black plate 1b (SG 2). Good used lettered FD with four margins cancelled red M.C. Stamp shows 10 o'clock ray flaw, corner bend. (*) (Ref 58630) £70.00

148. 1840 1d plate 1b MATCHED PAIR of 1d black (SG 2) and 1d red (SG 7) lettered EI. Both four margined examples cancelled red and black M.C.'s respectively. Both show RAY FLAWS N.W. SQUARE. (*) (Ref 58699) £250.00

149. 1840 1d black plate 1b INVERTED WATERMARK (SG 2Wi). A fine used example lettered AC with good to very large margins cancelled red M.C. (Spec. AS5l Cat. £1750.00.). (*) (Ref 60592) £850.00

150. 1840 1d black plate 1b (SG 2) STRIP OF THREE. A good used multiple lettered BI-BK with close to large margins all round cancelled red M.C.'s. BJ vertical crease. (*) (Ref 60620) £575.00

151. 1840 wrapper Dunkeld to Perth with superb 1d black plate 1b (SG 2) lettered BH with fine four margins, tied red-brown M.C. Stamp shows 7 & 10 o'clock ray flaws, backstamped JY/23/1840. Very clean usage, without paperfold. (*) (Ref 60564) £450.00

152. 1d BLACK plate 1b PAIR USED ON COVER. A fine 1840 wrapper from Whitby (Yorks) to Stockton-on-Tees with a good to fine pair plate 1b (SG 2) lettered GG/GH with close to good margins tied fine red M.C.'s. Both stamps show 7 & 10 o'clock ray flaws and GH with thin 'H'. Backstamped Whitby OC/30/1840. Fine attractive usage. (*) (Ref 56972) £595.00

153. 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

154. 1841 1d red plate 2 (SG 7). A fine used example lettered EK with good margins and cancelled neat black M.C. Stamp shows 7 o'clock ray flaw N.W. square. Cat. £240.00. (*) (Ref 52498) £140.00

155. 1840 1d grey-black plate 3 (SG 3). Good used example lettered IJ in the distinctive grey shade, four close margins, cancelled red M.C. (*) (Ref 50241) £95.00

156. 1d BLACKS/WARWICKSHIRE. 1840 wrapper Coventry to Leicester with two four margined 1d grey-blacks plate 3 lettered HC and HD tied light red M.C.'s, backstamped Coventry OC/16/1840. (*) (Ref 55687) £475.00

157. 1840 1d INTENSE BLACK plate 4 (SG 1 Spec. AS22). A fine to very fine used example lettered SF with four close to very large margins cancelled red M.C. (*) (Ref 50646) £195.00

158. 1d BLACK/POSTAGE DUE/WARWICKSHIRE. 1840 wrapper from Hockley to Wandsworth, Surrey with fine four margined 1d black plate 4 lettered SD (SG 2) showing good re-entry (AS 23a) tied red M.C. On front faint 'Hockley/Penny Post' handstamp (WA 178) and manuscript 'Above ½oz 2'. Backstamped Stratford-on-Avon OC/2/1840. Wrapper slight imperfections but unusual usage. (*) (Ref 57562) £350.00

159. 1841 1d red plate 5 (SG 7). A fine used example lettered FE with good to large margins tied to small piece by black M.C. Stamp in State I of red printings. (*) (Ref 45507) £65.00