160. 1840 1d black plate 6 (SG 2). A good used example lettered BG with good to large margins cancelled red M.C. Small fault in top margin clear of design. Check letter 'B' DOUBLE AT TOP (Spec. AS40b). Cat. £300.00. (*) (Ref 58643) £95.00

161. 1d GREY-BLACK (SG 3) plate 6 lettered SE State II (Spec. AS42). Very fine wrapper London to Manchester with very fine four margined example tied red M.C. showing State II characteristics - plate dot present (seldom seen clearly on 1d blacks), weaker check letters and both borders normal. Backstamped JA/5/1841. Fine clean usage. (*) (Ref 53501) £475.00

162. 1840 letter London to Lynn (Norfolk) with fine four margined 1d INTENSE BLACK (SG 1) lettered TI plate 7 tied red-orange M.C., backstamped NO/14/1840. (*) (Ref 56343) £395.00

163. 1840 1d black plate 9 (SG 2). A good used example lettered OF with fine margins cancelled black M.C., corner bend. Stamp shows 'O' FLAW and vgl N.E. square. (*) (Ref 58689) £85.00

164. 1840 1d grey-black plate 9 INVERTED WATERMARK (SG 3Wi Spec. AS56e). A fine to very fine used example lettered HK with four fine margins cancelled red M.C. Stamp clearly shows the 'O' FLAW and GUIDELINE IN N.E. SQUARE. Cat. £3250.00. (*) (Ref 60413) £2250.00

165. THE LEEDS 'SPECIAL' MALTESE CROSS USED ON COVER. 1841 wrapper Leeds to Aberdeen with four margined 1d red from black plate 10 (SG 7), margins very close but clear, tied fair strike of this very scarce M.C. (Spec. ASua). Cat. £3000.00. Backstamped Leeds JU/4/1841. (*) (Ref 59385) £475.00

166. THE RED MALTESE CROSS OF ARDROSSAN (Scotland) ON COVER. 1841 entire from Arran to Hamilton (Robert Brown correspondence) with fine 1d red from black plate 10 (SG 7) lettered IB with four margins tied fine red M.C. Backstamped Ardrossan in same colour MY/24/1841. RPS cert. 168103 'used is genuine'. Spec. A2va. Cat. £35,000. Rare. PRICE £12500.00 (*). (Ref 59900)

167. IRELAND/REDIRECTED. 1841 entire Dublin to Naas with 1d imperf lettered ?B tied black M.C. REDIRECTED to Ballaghaderin with another 1d red - SG 7 plate 10 (three margins) - tied by a different M.C. in black. Various backstamps May 1841. (*) (Ref 57889) £125.00

168. 1d grey-black plate XI USED ON COVER. 1841 entire Leeds to Wakefield with three margined example lettered OA - MAJOR RE-ENTRY (Spec. AS72a). On front 'Horsforth' udc, backstamped Leeds and Wakefield MR/25/1841. Small cellotape stains on front. Fine used example on cover cats. £15000.00. (*) (Ref 58734) £975.00

169. 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

170. 1841 1d red plate XI (SG 7). A very fine used example lettered NE with four margins tied to small piece with cancellation clear of Queen's profile. Stamp shows 7 o'clock ray flaw in N.E. square. (*) (Ref 51806) £55.00