39. THE LEEDS BOXED 'TOO LATE' HANDSTAMP (YK 1828). Four covers - 1822-1829 - with good to fine strikes. (PT) (Ref 61346) £50.00

40. 1828 HIGH POSTAL CHARGES PRIOR TO POSTAL REFORM. 1828 wrapper (slight faults) from Buenos Ayres to London with very fine strike of the rare unframed 'OZ at 14/per Oz' handstamp in black with prefix '2¬' (oz) and charged with extraordinary high postal rate of '£1.11.6'. Backstamped London SE/11/1828. (*) (Ref 62102) £375.00

41. YORKSHIRE. 1841 entire Bradford to Keighley, postage prepaid, on front fine double framed boxed 'Paid 1d' UNIFORM PENNY POST handstamp of Bradford in red (YK 516). Backstamped Bradford JA/13/1841. (PT) (Ref 61344) £30.00

42. THE MALTESE CROSS OF CATTERICK. 1841 large part wrapper (several flaps missing) Catterick to London with very fine 1d red black plate 8 (SG 7) lettered OJ tied very fine strike with distinctive inner arms. This example illustrated page 62 of Jackson Volume I. (*) (Ref 60686) £225.00

43. ENVELOPE SIGNED BY QUEEN VICTORIA. Circa 1842-45 envelope (rear flap missing) written and signed by at lower left 'The Queen' and addressed to 'Her Royal Highness The Dutchess of Cambridge', carried privately. RPS cert. 167019. Very scarce. (*) (Ref 62011) £275.00

44. SPILSBY MALTESE CROSS (Lincs). 1843 entire to London with 1d imperf (SG 8), cut into on two sides, tied very fine Spilsby M.C. WITHOUT THE USUAL SECOND IMPRESSION STRUCK ALONGSIDE. Backstamped Spilsby JA/20/1843. (*) (Ref 61120) £125.00

45. ILLUSTRATED LETTERHEAD. 1843 letter with fine engraved image of 'Bradford Grove nr Nottingham' with unusual printed address label to a surgeon in Chatteris with four margined 1d imperf (SG 8) tied two black M.C.'s. Backstamped Nottingham JA/14/1843. Unusual usage. (*) (Ref 61987) £75.00

46. DOUBLE USE OF THE MALTESE USE - EX. NOTTINGHAM ON 1d PINK ENVELOPE. 1843 1d pink Glasgow? to Nottingham presumably 1d pink uncancelled upon despatch and in Nottingham embossed image struck with black M.C. with a second strike at lower left corner. Most unusual. (*) (Ref 59023) £675.00

47. 'ILKLEY/PENNY POST' HANDSTAMP IN RED (YK 1635). 1843 envelope Otley to Ripon with fine four margined 1d imperf plate 31 (SG 8) lettered AK (missing Imprimatur lettering) tied black M.C. On reverse fair strike of the penny post handstamp in red with Otley backstamp JU/9/1843. (PT) (Ref 53282) £55.00

48. THE DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS OF DUBLIN USED ON COVER (Spec. B1tf). 1843 wrapper Dublin to Wick (Scotland) - inter-banking correspondence - with fine 1d red, four margins, lettered RF cancelled very fine strike. (not tied but clearly belongs when viewed from reverse) Backstamped Dublin NO/4/43. Very clean usage. (*) (Ref 59338) £175.00

49. THE MALTESE CROSS OF KINROSS. 1843 envelope Kinross to Edinburgh with fine four margined 1d red plate 30 lettered MI tied fine strike. On front 'Damhead' straight line receiver (over-inked), backstamped Kinross 3/DE/1843. This example illustrated page 141 of Jackson Volume I. (*) (Ref 60681) £175.00

50. THE DARK BLUE MALTESE CROSS OF ECCLESHALL (Staffs). 1843 envelope to Gainsborough (Lincs) with fine four margins 1d imperf plate 33 (SG 8) lettered DH (slight soiling) tied very fine thin-lined M.C. in dark blue. Backstamped Eccleshall OC/16/1843 in black. Filing fold on front clear of stamp and cancellation. Rare provincial usage of blue ink, unrecorded by Danzig. (*) (Ref 59902) £850.00

51. THE MALTESE CROSS OF PITLOCHRIE. Small piece addressed to Crieff with three margined 1d imperf plate 36 (SG 8) lettered TG tied superb strike of M.C. Backstamped Pitlochrie JA/31/1844. (*) (Ref 59493) £25.00