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1840 Penny black plate 2 ML select FU with four good margins and central red MC, very nice stamp cat £375. £150/£170
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 3 JA outstanding FU stamp with large to very large margins and neat red cancel leaving clear profile. Gem cat £500. £200/£220
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 3 TJ outstanding four margin gem with central black MC, 4 large even margins small corner bend mentioned for accuracy scarce plate cat £475. £180/£200
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 3, VE FU on piece showing complete upright Maltese cross fine 4 close/good margins. Nice stamp cat £375. £125/£130
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 4 DI fine four margin used on small entire ex Newcastle Upon Tyne (cds) to Durham neat red MC, ex BC Alcock, 1960 invoice enclosed cat £750. £150/£180
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1840 Penny black plate 4 EG select FU with large even margins and neat red MS, a v/fine stamp. £180/£200
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 4 MC select FU with four balanced large margins, nice stamp. £140/£150
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 4 MK VFU with good to very large margin and neat red MC, excellent quality. £150/£170
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 4 SC superb used four margin with almost complete black MC superb appearance, small hinge thin cat £350. £90/£95
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1840 Penny black plate 4 SF v/fine 4 margin, intense shade and vivid red MC, a good stamp. £120/£140
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1840 Penny black plate 4, MC excellent fine used with four large even margins nicely used, used on v/fine entire with ULEY UDC (Gloucestershire) addr to Ashbourne in Derbyshire. Rated £700+ on entire. £220/£240
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 5 fine used with light red MC letters LI 4 margins. £120/£140
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 5 GL fine used fine used four margin with black MC cat £350. £140/£150
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 5 HA very fine used four margin stamp with almost complete and upright black MC. Excellent postmark cat £350. £120/£140
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 5 IE select FU with 4 margins and clear profile. £120/£140
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1840 Penny black plate 5 pair letters LC-LD with good margins all round and red MC cancel cat £1200. £300/£350
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 6 CA VERY THIN PAPER VARIETY fine used with four margins and clear profile. An interesting variety. £150/£180
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 6 KC fine used with a superb almost complete black MC, attr stamp cat £350. £140/£150
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 6 ML interesting worn printing FU with crisp black MC and four margins. Nice stamp cat £375. £125/£150
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1840 Penny black plate 6 SG sound FU with four margins. Red cancel c£375. £120/£130
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1840 Penny black plate 6, EF fresh mint with large part OG & 4 very good large even margins, an exceptional opportunity and example to obtain this classic cat £13500 (ex a major investment portfolio featured in this sale) £2500/£3000
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1840 Penny black plate 7 (worn impression variety) SF v/fine four margin with neat red MC leaving clear profile. Nice stamp. Cat £400. £150/£160 {Photo}
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 8 BA fine used with very large even margins nice stamp. £180/£200
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 8 CG fine used with four margins a fine stamp cat £500. £150/£170
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1840 Penny black plate 8 CH fine used with complete red MC, unusually very large margins on two sides. A very nice stamp (ex portfolio cost £320) cat £525. £180/£200
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1840 Penny black plate 8 JA select FU with 4 good even margins and clear profile, a most appealing stamp cat £525. £180/£200
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1840 Penny black plate 8 MJ fine used with 4 good margins THIN PAPER VARIETY. £150/£170
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 9 AL (interesting weak printing at postage) fine used 3½ margin (only just touching at top) red cancel, nice and interesting stamp c£600. £80/£85
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1840 PENNY BLACK plate 9 CH fine four margin example with fine red MC a good example cat £600 £150/£170
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1840 PENNY BLACK RF plate 3 select FU with clear profile and neat red MC. A very fine example. £150/£180
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1840 Penny black superb fresh unused plate 6 GK with four close to good margins & remarkable freshness. Superb classic (a mint example with gum cat £13500). £700/£750 {Photo}
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1840 PENNY BLACK unused with 4 margins fine colour letter OG plate 7 small thin cat £13000. £250/£300
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1840 PENNY BLACK with partial inscription in the bottom margin huge margin plate 6 letters TF good margins right and top, left margin just touching at the top, lovely looking with fine red MC. £150/£180
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1840 STRIP OF THREE 2d blue imperfs SG 5 with 3 crisp strikes of the distinctive Dursley MC left stamp would yield a superb jumbo middle stamp touching at base and crease, right stamp 3 margin. Cat £2700+. £400/£450
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1840 two pence blue HB plate 2 fine used with 4 large margins and black MC, nice stamp ct £900. £180/£200
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1840 TWO PENCE BLUE imperf FU four margins and red cancel. Small imperfections SG 5 cat £900. £90/£95
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1840 Two pence blue LF exceptional FU, 4 margin neat and crisp red MC, very attractive SG5 cat £900. £180/£200
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1840 Two pence blue PK select FU with four good margins and central black MC. Recommended (ex investment portfolio cost £420) £200/£220
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1840 TWO PENCE BLUE plate 1 sound used with four margins cat £875. £130/£150
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1840 TWO PENCE BLUE plate 2 ML superb used with almost complete upright black MC, almost four margin and incision on left side does not detract from fabulous appearance c£875. £100/£120
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1840 TWO PENNY blue plate 2 letter MK fine used red MC 4 margins cat £1750. £250/£280
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1840 TWO PENNY BLUE plate 2 letters KL 4 margins black MC. £200/£220
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1840 VERY EARLY USAGE of penny black (RK) plate 1a four margin (close at base) tied red MC and superb MY-14 1840 cds on flap written from Bedford Hotel (London) to Wolverhampton - exceptional cat £3500. £500/£600
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1840/41 Penny black and penny red black plate 1B position TL matched pair of stamps both FU with four margins, a rare pairing of the first penny red. £300/£330
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1841 BLACK PLATE II penny red NK - NL imperf marginal pair TRIAL ON DICKINSON SILK THREAD PAPER and NL having thread omitted ungummed as issued. SG certificate of 1971 (collector paid £9500 for this major rarity). Excellent margins and freshness. £7500/£8500
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1841 COLOSSAL margins 2d imperf EK FU showing much of next stamp to right. Gem. £70/£80
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1841 COMPLETE Maltese Cross - socked on nose of 1d imperf JJ (square foot to J variety) very fine four margin gem. £60/£65
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1841 DISTINCTIVE NORWICH MALTESE CROSS very fine upright strike on imperf 1d four markings, very minor imperfections nice item. £45/£50
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1841 IMPRIMATUR 1d star imperf plate 106 superb unused as issued with marginal inscription. Good margins. £450/£500
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1841 MINT PENNY RED IMPERFS (3) two unused inc AF with major Basel shift and OL with gum faults though presentable min CV £1800. £90/£95
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