1840: 2 d. blue, pl. 2, lettered EK, a used example with huge margins all round and large portion of adjoining stamp at right, cancelled by Maltese Crosses in red, scarce on this plate. A most attractive stamp Gi = £ 975.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 17 Sept 1991, lot 656.

1840: 2 d. blue, pl. 2, lettered OJ-OK/PJ-PK, a used block of four in a rich fresh shade, huge margins on three sides and good to ample at base, cancelled by Maltese Crosses in black. A wonderful multiple and Exhibition piece. Exceptionally rare. Cert. RPSL (1972) Gi = £ 22'000.rnProvenance: 5th Merkurphila, (May 1984), lot 450; Christies (18 Sept. 1990), lot 3397

1840: 2 d. deep full blue, pl. 2, lettered MA-MF and RE, a horizontal strip of  six and a single example, clear to good margins all round on all stamps, used on 1841 cover from London to Monmouth tied by seven strikes of the Maltese Cross in black and by MONMOUTH arrival datestamp in red (Aug 3). Reverse with London despatch datestamp (Aug 2). MA affected by vertical file fold and has a repair at base where the bottom margin has been improved...

1840: 1 d. black, pl. 3, lettered LC, a superb large margined example showing portion of adjoining stamp at right, used from London to Hexham on Mulready 1 d. wrapper, stereo A8, tied by crisp strike of Maltese Cross in red. Reverse with despatch cds (June 9, 1840) in black. Contents from Lincoln's Inn explain the double rate "We enclose Office copies of these acknowledgements...". An exceptional double rate usage in the foremost quality,...

1840: 2 d. pale blue, pl. 1, lettered BE, a used example with ample to large margins all round, used on Mulready 2 d. envelope, stereo a198, from London to Lancaster at quadruple rate, tied by Maltese Cross in red. Reverse with London Maltese Cross datestamp (May 30, 1840) of Lombard Street in black. A charming and famous "May DAte" cover of great rarity.rnProvenance: Phillips, London, 12 June 1986; Collection Hassan Shaida, Harmers SA,...

1840: 1 d. black, pl. 10, lettered SG, a used example with clear to large margins all round, used on beautiful floral design blue Ladies envelope illustrated on obverse and reverse in blue, to Rochdale and tied by neat Maltese Cross in black. Reverse with "Hartford Bridge" double arc cds of despatch in black (May 26, 1841). Slight staining from red transit or arrival cds but a magnificent and beautiful usage.rnProvenance: Collection Tony...

1841: 1 d. red-brown (shades), the used selection with single examples (8), horizontal pair, strip of four, blocks of four (2), block of six, block of ten and a block of sixteen with some colour loss, most with four margins, some imperfections as to be expected but a generally fine group (15 items).

1841: 2 d. blue, pl. 3, lettered SH-SI/TH-TI, the unused block of four of outstanding colour, good even margins all round, fresh and fine, large part original gum. A superb and extremely rare multiple in the foremost quality for the connoisseur. Signed A. Diena Gi = £ 30'000.rnProvenance: Robson Lowe, June 1972; Hapsburg Feldman, Zurich, 27 Nov 1989, lot 30318.

1840: 1 d. black, pl. 10, lettered AD, a large even margined used example on 1841 cover, no side flaps, from Oldham to London tied by fine strike of Manchester "Fishtail" Maltese Cross in black. OLDHAM circular handstamp in red at left, reverse with Manchester cds (March 18) in red and London arrival of the following day. Listed in Rockoff & Jackson on page 195. A very rare and fine usage Gi = £ 3'500.rnProvenance: Collection "Victoria",...

1840: 2 d. deep full blue, pl. 1, lettered PC-PE, a used horizontal strip of three, with good to large margins all round but first stamp shaved at left and the strip creased between PC and PD, cancelled by "WOTTON-UNDER-EDGE" Maltese Crosses in black. An extraordinarily rare usage of this Cross on the 2 d. value - the largest recorded multiple of the 2 d. value with this rare Maltese Cross and most attractive. Signed Proschold Gi = £ 30'000....

1840: 1 d. black, plate 4, lettered CK, a used example with fine margins all round, tied to small piece by a superb complete strike of the Maltese Cross in blue, probably applied in Truro. Extremely rare and most attractive. Cert. BPA (1995) Gi = £ 8'000.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 13 March 1996, lot 363.

1840: 1 d. black, plate 5, lettered TA, a used example with large even margins all round, used on 1841 cover from Poulton Le Fylde to Skipton tied by "Poulton / Penny Post" in black and by Maltese Cross in magenta ink. Reverse with Preston transit cds (Jan 8) in black. Ironed file fold well away from the fine adhesive, a very rare and most attractive usage. Unrecorded in Rockoff & Jackson. Signed Proschold Gi = £ 2'250+/Gi A1ya = £ 7'500....