1744 (Aug. 12): 'AB' Armée Britannique circle handstamp in black used during Austrian Succession War, struck on entire lettersheet from 'Camp in Anstaing' (France) to Anvers, Belgium. Fine and scarce.

1803 (Oct. 8): Entire letter from 'La Carogne', Spain to London, showing circular 'VAPOR / CORUNA' and italic boxed 'Via France & Germy.' handstamps in red with additional 'FOREIGN OFFICE 1803 / DE 3' on reverse. Letter with 'frco. London Dec. ... 1803' in manuscript and forwarded to Providence, Rhode Island. Lettersheet with broken folds, partly backed and reinforced with hinges, unusual forwarded transatlantic letter from Spain to USA...

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered FH, a used example with enormous margins all round, cancelled by Maltese Cross in red. Very fine Gi = £ 375.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 25 Jan 1985, lot 77.

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered OH, a used example with large even margins all round, tied to small piece by Maltese Cross in red with reverse of piece showing Glasgow datestamp (Aug 5, 1840) datestamp in black. Very fine Gi = £ 375.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 25 Jan 1985, lot 84.rn 

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1a, lettered SH, a used example with good to large margins all round, tied to small piece by neat complete strike of Maltese Cross in red. Very fine Gi = £ 375.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 12 June 1989, lot 1056.rn 

1840: 1 d. grey black, worn plate, pl. 1a, lettered AE, just touched at lower left, otherwise very large margins, tied by red Maltese Cross to 1840 entire from Manchester dated "May 11 1840" inside to Shropshire; and second cover with 1 d. black, pl. 2, lettered NF, good to large margins, centrally cancelled by neat red Maltese Cross but not tied to cover to Saxmundham, backstamped at Bungay (27 May 1840) Gi. = £5'250.

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered BG, a used example with large even margins all round, tied to small piece by Maltese Cross in red. Very fine. Cert. Raybaudi (1991) Gi = £ 375.rnrn 

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered IK, a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by Maltese Cross in orange-red. Superb Gi = £ 375.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 15 Jan 1985, lot 96.

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered MF, showing 'M' with double letter flaw, a used example with large even margins all round, cancelled by near complete strike of the Maltese Cross in red. Superb Gi AS5f = £ 425.rnProvenance: Christie's, London, 15 Jan 1985, lot 101.

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered PI, a used example with large even margins all round, unusually cancelled by black Maltese Cross. Very fine Gi = £ 375.

1840: 1 d. black, plate 1b, lettered II, a used example with large even margins all round, tied to 1841 entire letter from the Angel Brewery to Rochester, tied by Maltese Cross in black, leaving the slight re-entry markings in NE corner square clear. "Bishopsgate St." handstamp below the adhesive and reverse with despatch cds (Feb 16). File fold well away from the adhesive, a fine entire.rnProvenance: Corinphila sale 74, Zurich, 25 March 1987...

1840: 1 d. black, plate 2, lettered HA, showing defective 'H', a used example with fine to large margins all round with portion of adjoining stamp at top, cancelled by near complete strike of the Maltese Cross in red. Superb Gi AS14k = £ 450.rnProvenance: Spink, London, 11 June 1997, lot 67.