Sturminster Stamps GB QUEEN VICTORIA: 1840 1d Blacks SG1-3, and 1841 1d Reds printed from 'Black' Plates SG7

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Item No.	SG/Spec	Plate/Letters	Description	Price	Key
B:682	3 AS2	1a BH	1840 1d Greyish-Black: A VFU+ single in the GREYISH-BLACK shade (moderate wear), with four LARGE-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, die dot, SE corner frame-line extending S, and SW ext W. Cat.£300.	£150.00
B:684	3 AS2	1a DC	1840 1d Greyish-Black: A VFU+ single in the GREYISH-BLACK shade (moderate wear), with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced high right and left respectively. Cat.£300.	£150.00
B:538	3 AS2,A1ve	1a MC	1840 1d Grey-Black: A FU+ single in the GREY-BLACK shade (moderate wear), with four close(but clear NE)-to-LARGE margins, neatly cancelled with a VERY FINE strike of the SCARCE RUBY MALTESE CROSS. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and UNRECORDED vertical scratch upper W margin. Cat.£1000+.	£285.00
B:695	3 AS3	1a PG	1840 1d Grey-Black: A VFU+ single in the GREY-BLACK shade (VERY WORN), with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with an ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and 'G' misplaced high left. Cat.£400.	£185.00
B:685	3 AS2	1a PK	1840 1d Greyish-Black: A SUPERB USED single in the GREYISH-BLACK shade (moderate wear), with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled centre right with a red Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced right and high left. Cat.£300.	£160.00
B:696	3 AS2	1a QB	1840 1d Greyish-Black: A VFU single in the GREYISH-BLACK shade (moderate wear), with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. NW 5 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and 'Q' weak and misplaced high left. Cat.£300.	£150.00
B:509	1 AS4k	1b DE	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: Roller Flaw NW. Also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, E of NE weak, and letters misplaced high right and left respectively. Cat.£375+.	£135.00
B:640	2 AS5n	1b EF	1840 1d Black: A VFU+ single, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. On BLEUTE PAPER. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, VGL NE, and 'E' misplaced low left. Cat.£500+.	£200.00
B:661	1 AS4h	1b LA	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU+ single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four LARGE-to-HUGE margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. W RECUT and VERTICAL SCRATCHES W MARGIN. Also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and 'A' blurred. Cat.£375+.	£150.00
B:613	2 AS5h,A1vg	1b LB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE STRIKE of a clearly ORANGE MALTESE CROSS (sadly unpriced SG off cover!). W FRAME-LINE RECUT, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and E of NE weak. Cat.£300++.	£150.00
B:610	2 AS5g,h,n	1b PD	1840 1d Black: A VFU+ single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. A FINE example of the BLEUTE PAPER variety, unusually showing a faint IVORY HEAD. Also BURR-RUB VALUE ('NE' of 'ONE' joined), RECUT SIDE-LINES, NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and 'D' misplaced high left. Cat.£500+.	£225.00
B:664	2 AS5e	1b RI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a FINE DEEP BROWNISH-MAROON Maltese Cross. 'I' RETOUCHED, and also NW 10 o'clock Ray Flaw, slight basal shift, and 'I' misplaced low. Cat.£300+.	£135.00
B:623	1 AS4	1b TD	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. BASAL SHIFT, NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'D' thinned. Cat.£375+.	£145.00
C:B:1124	1 * AS14f,A1vg	2 IG	1840 1d Intense Black: A FU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-LARGE margins, but tiny corner bend SE, on ENTIRE LETTER (interesting personal contents) of 9 DECEMBER 1840, from Liverpool to London, cancelled and tied with a SCARCE LIVERPOOL ORANGE MALTESE CROSS. Double line 'ST JAMES'S LIVERPOOL' at lower left. NO RAY FLAWS this lettering. Cat.£2200+.	£500.00
B:624	2 AS15b,f	2 IL	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE (one HUGE) margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Very faint diagonal corner bend NE. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark in 'O' of 'ONE'. Also NO RAY FLAWS this lettering, but showing BASAL SHIFT and guide dot SE. Cat.£300+.	£125.00
B:514	2 AS15f	2 JD	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled with an oily red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: top of 'D' weak, and also NO RAY FLAWS this lettering. Cat. £300.	£125.00
B:566	2 AS15	2 LD	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a red Maltese Cross, leaving most of the HEAD CLEAR. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws. Cat.£275.	£120.00
B:545	3 AS21	3 AA	1840 1d Grey-Black: A VFU+ single from this SCARCER plate, in the GREY-BLACK shade, with four good-to-HUGE margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots above NE and NW (both faint), and also both 'A's blind, and W 'A' misplaced right. Cat. £375.	£150.00
B:635	2 AS20	3 DD	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Letters misplaced low right and right. Cat.£375.	£150.00
B:637	2 AS20	3 DD	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Letters misplaced low right and right. (NOTE: What appears to be a fault just above the SE corner is a fragment of paper adhering to the Hagner sheet used for scanning!) Cat.£375.	£160.00
B:626	2 AS20e	3 GJ	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, showing some wear to the plate, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a FINE ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. A FINE relatively STRONG example of BLEUTE PAPER (this variety is usually very subtle). 'G' misplaced high left. Cat.£600+.	£225.00
B:675	2 AS20	3 JJ	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Die dot, and letters tilted W. Cat.£375.	£145.00
B:625	2 AS20	3 LB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. Prominent BASAL SHIFT (unaccountably UNLISTED on most 1d Black plates!), and die dot. Cat.£375+.	£150.00
B:648	1 AS19A	3 QK	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, in an INTENSE BLACK shade most UNUSUAL on this generally greyish plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, cancelled with a lovely neat CRIMSON Maltese Cross. Slight upper border shift, vertical blur E, and 'Q' misplaced high left. Cat.£425.	£165.00
B:642	2 AS23f	4 CB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with an ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. On BLEUTE PAPER. Also CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots NE and SW, die dot, E of NE weak, SE corner frame-line extending S, and 'C' misplaced low left. Cat.£550+.	£200.00
C:B:1232	2 * AS23	4 ED	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four well-clear(W)-to-LARGE margins, on ENTIRE LETTER of 21 DECEMBER 1840, from Dundee to London, cancelled and tied with a BROWNISH-ORANGE Maltese Cross. Dated despatch and arrival stamps on obverse. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots in S margin and on 'D', and dash above NW. Cat.£600+.	£275.00
B:439	2 AS23,A1ve	4 HI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a faint but distinctly RUBY MALTESE CROSS. 'H' misplaced high right. Cat.£1000.	£225.00
B:601	1 AS22f	4 MD	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. On SCARCE BLEUTE PAPER. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots SE, SW, 'POSTAGE', value and margins. Cat.£550+.	£215.00
B:513	2 AS23	4 ND	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, neatly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETIES: numerous dots and scratches NE, SE and elsewhere. Cat.£300+.	£115.00
B:403	1 AS22	4 OC	1840 1d Intense Black A FU+ single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four well clear(SW)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a light but indistinct red Maltese Cross (probably TWO strikes). CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots SE and SW, and scratch below base-line. 'O' misplaced left. Cat.£375+.	£135.00
B:406	2 AS23	4 OL	1840 1d Black A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled low right with a smudged red Maltese Cross, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots NE and in N margin. 'L' misplaced left. Cat.£300+.	£125.00
B:604	2 AS23b	4 PA	1840 1d Black: A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-mostly HUGE margins, cancelled with a smudged black Maltese Cross. DOUBLE LETTER 'P'. Cat.£325.	£135.00
B:531	2 AS23,A1vi	4 RC	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a good strike of the RARE BROWN MALTESE CROSS. SE corner frame-line extending E, and 'C' misplaced left (dots in 'O' of 'POSTAGE' illustrated in Statham are ABSENT). Cat. £2800+.	£795.00
B:408	2 AS41	6 AB	1840 1d Black: A VFU+ single, with four mostly HUGE but somewhat uneven margins, neatly cancelled with a BRIGHT ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. Printed on THIN PAPER (UNLISTED SG on Plate 6). Letters misplaced right and high respectively. Cat.£375++.	£150.00
B:631	2 AS41	6 CF	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. VGL NE (very faint), E of NE weak, and 'C' misplaced left. Cat.£275.	£135.00
B:659	2 AS41	6 CJ	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four well-clear(SE)-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot over 'P' of 'POSTAGE, and also VGL NE, and 'J' misplaced left. Cat.£275.	£125.00
B:634	1 AS40	6 DE	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a FINE ORANGE MALTESE CROSS. 'D' misplaced low right. Cat.£375+.	£160.00
B:487	2 AS41	6 DE	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a BROWNISH-ORANGE Maltese Cross. 'D' misplaced low right and tilted W. Cat.£275+.	£125.00
B:489	2 AS41,A1h	6 EE	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with TWO strikes of a black Maltese Cross. VGL NE. Cat.£300.	£125.00
B:649	1 AS40	6 EF	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. VGL NE, and 'E' misplaced high. Cat.£375.	£145.00
B:486	2 AS41	6 GD	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. Letters misplaced high left and low respectively. Cat.£275.	£120.00
B:488	2 AS41	6 GI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with an indistinct BROWNISH-RED Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots SE and SW, and letters misplaced high left and low respectively, with both tilted W. Cat.£275+.	£125.00
B:636	1 AS40	6 HI	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in the INTENSE BLACK shade, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots SW, outside SE, and in 'T' of 'POSTAGE. Also E of NE weak, and letters misplaced high right and left respectively. Cat.£375+.	£150.00
B:571	2 AS41e	6 IL	1840 1d Black: A FU+ single, with four well-clear(SW)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. Printed on BLEUTE PAPER. Also CONSTANT VARIETY: dots in 'L' square. Cat.£600.	£135.00
B:638	2 AS41	6 KH	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot over NE, and letters tilted W. Cat.£275.	£135.00
B:497	2 AS41e	6 LL	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with an ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. Printed on BLEUTE PAPER (faintly blued). CONSTANT VARIETIES: dots SW and below SE. E 'L' misplaced left. Cat.£600.	£235.00
B:647	2 AS41	6 ML	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four good-to-VERY LARGE margins, lightly cancelled with a pale pinkish-red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: dot below 'L', and also VGL NE (faint and UNRECORDED), and 'L' misplaced high left. Cat.£275.	£135.00
B:666	2 AS41	6 PI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four well-clear(NW)-to-VERY LARGE margins, cancelled with a red Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: scratch below 'Y' of 'PENNY', and also blurs value. Cat.£275.	£115.00
C:B:1205	3 * AS45	7 OL	1840 1d Greyish-Black: A VFU single in the GREYISH-BLACK shade (noticeably worn), with four LARGE even margins, applied inverted on flimsy ENTIRE LETTER of 19 FEBRUARY 1841, from Liverpool to Ballymoney, cancelled and tied with a black Maltese Cross. Dated despatch Liverpool CDS and Irish arrival stamp on obverse. SW corner frame-line extending S, die dot, and letters misplaced left. Cat.£650+.	£285.00
C:1056	2 * AS44	7 SI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single, with four LARGE even margins (tiny marginal nick NE), just tied (faint blur at base) to neat clean entire letter of 10 MAY 1841, from Wolverhampton to London, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE Ray Flaw, die dot, 'S' misplaced high left, and 'I' tilted W. Cat.£650.	£195.00
B:669	2 AS46	8 GA	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a FINE almost COMPLETE strike of the LONDON II ('BROKEN POINTS') MALTESE CROSS. This Maltese Cross is UNLISTED SG on the 1d Black, but Rockoff and Jackson note its occurrence in September 1840. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), SE corner frame-line extending S, HGL VALUE, base of SE doubled, and 'G' misplaced high left. Cat.£400++.	£200.00
B:668	2 AS46e	8 JH	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four well clear(E)-to-mostly LARGE even margins, neatly cancelled with an ORANGE-RED Maltese Cross. Printed on EXPERIMENTAL THIN PAPER (also HARD, almost PELURE, paper - UNUSUAL). 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw (faint), and 'H' misplaced high right. Cat.£500.	£220.00
B:524	2 AS46	8 SB	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, with four well clear(SE)-to-mostly LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a red Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and 'N' misplaced high left. Cat.£400.	£135.00
B:686	2 AS60	9 AJ	1840 1d Black: A GU++ single from this SCARCER plate, with three-and-a-half well-clear-to-LARGE margins, but just touched centre top, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In STATE 2 of the RARE PROVISIONAL PRINTING, showing no 'O' Flaw, but with NE Ray Flaw accentuated. A USEFUL example of a RARE stamp... Cat.£950.	£150.00
B:585	2/7 AS56a,AS57a	9 EH	1840 1d Black/1841 1d Red-brown: A VFU/FU SCARCE MATCHED PAIR from this SCARCE plate, in Black and Red-brown, both with four good-to-LARGE margins, but the Red-brown with a very faint ironed-out vertical crease, cancelled with black Maltese Crosses. MAJOR RE-ENTRY, and also 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and NE Ray Flaws. Cat.£750+.	£250.00
B:694	1 AS56b	9 FD	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single in an INTENSE BLACK shade UNLISTED on this SCARCER plate, with four good-to-mostly LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In STATE 1 before repair. BASAL SHIFT, 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and VGL NE. Cat.£475+.	£225.00
B:587	2/7 AS56c/AS57c	9 MA	1840 1d Black/1841 1d Red-brown: A VFU/GU+ SCARCE MATCHED PAIR, the 1d Black with four good-to-LARGE even margins, the 1d Red with three-and-a-half margins, VERY LARGE at left, but just trimmed NE, both cancelled with black Maltese Cross. DOUBLE LETTER 'M', and also 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), VGL NE, HGL value, and 'A' misplaced high left. Cat.£675.	£215.00
C:B:1195	1 * AS56c	9 OB	1840 1d Intense Black: A VFU single from this SCARCER plate, in an INTENSE BLACK shade UNLISTED on Plate 9, with four good-to-LARGE margins, on neat small empty ENVELOPE of 17 APRIL 1841, from MERTHYR TYDFIL to Bristol, cancelled and tied with a black Maltese Cross. Dated despatch CDS 'MERTHYR TYDVIL' alongside, and Bristol arrival stamp on obverse. FINE DOUBLE LETTER 'B', 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, and VGL NE. Cat.£875+.	£395.00
B:552	2 AS56	9 QI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this SCARCE plate, with four LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, top of NE weak, and 'I' misplaced low. Cat. £450.	£165.00
B:691	3 AS67i	10 AB	1840 1d Grey-Black: A FU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four LARGE even margins, but minute slight central thin, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. On THIN PAPER. 'O' Flaw (Stage 3 - restricted to the upper rows of Plate 10), NE Ray Flaw, and 'A' misplaced high. Cat.£850+.	£265.00
B:690	2 AS66a	10 BF	1840 1d Black: A VFU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NO 'O' FLAW this lettering, but NE Ray Flaw clear. Cat.£725.	£350.00
B:528	2 AS66	10 ID	1840 1d Black: A FU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, in a slightly GREYISH shade typical of this plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but a couple of tiny very shallow thins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, VGL NW, and letters misplaced low and high right respectively. Cat.£700+.	£200.00
B:689	2 AS66i	10 JI	1840 1d Black: A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with well-clear (at top)-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. On VERY THIN PAPER. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, and square-footed 'J'. Cat.£850.	£365.00
B:693	2 AS66	10 KD	1840 1d Black: A GU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with three-and-half good-to-LARGE margins, but just shaved at base, on a neat small DATED PIECE of 3 MAY 1841, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, with FARNHAM DATESTAMP alongside. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, and 'K' misplaced low. Cat.£700+.	£175.00
B:483	- -	- RT	1840 1d Black: A BIZARRE PHOTOGRAPHIC FORGERY, with four LARGE margins, on small possibly ?contemporaneous? piece, cancelled with an equally bizarre and unlikely forged black Maltese Cross! IMPOSSIBLE LETTERING 'RT'.... A curiosity only....	£25.00
1d RED-BROWN PRINTED FROM 'BLACK' PLATES
C:B:1073	7 * AS6	1b BK	1841 1d Red-brown: A GU++ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four LARGE-to-HUGE margins except trimmed just at the SE corner, on ENTIRE LETTER of 15 JULY 1841, a SCARCE ISLAND USE, from PORTREE, SKYE to Dingwall, cancelled and tied with a neat black Maltese Cross. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and top of NE weak. Cat.£500+.	£150.00
RM:2756	7 AS6k	1b DG	1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, cancelled with an indistinct black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: roller flaw NW, and also NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and letters misplaced right and high respectively. Cat.£325.	£85.00
RM:2800	7 AS6j	1b IE	1841 1d Red-brown A GU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four close(W)-to-LARGE margins, but nick centre W, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. CONSTANT VARIETY: mark in 'P' of 'PENNY' (faint), and also NW 10 o'clock Ray Flaw. Cat.£375.	£40.00
RM:2801	7 AS18	2 CA	1841 1d Red-brown A FU single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four clear-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NW 7 and 10 o'clock Ray Flaws, and 'C' misplaced low. Cat.£275.	£50.00
RM:2745	7 AS18f	2 FH	1841 1d Red-brown A FU+ single from this VERY SCARCE plate, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, but minute marginal nick S, cancelled with an UNIDENTIFIED BUT CLEARLY DISTINCTIVE MALTESE CROSS, with unusually short inner arms, and a single very long point to the central diamond. NO RAY FLAWS this lettering. Cat.£350+.	£85.00
RM:2761	7 AS47	8 HH	1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four clear(SE)-to-mostly LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), blur NW, and E 'H' tilted W. Cat.£175.	£40.00
RM:2116	7 AS54	8 HL	1841 1d Red-brown: A FU single, with four close(but clear W)-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In the SCARCE STATE 2 of the late repair, with no 'O' Flaw, and 'L' thinned. Cat.£225.	£40.00
RM:2119	7 AS47	8 KB	1841 1d Red-brown: A FU+ single in a RICH DEEP RED-BROWN shade, with four close(but clear SE)-to-LARGE margins, neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, die dot, and 'K' tilted slightly W. Cat.£150+.	£32.50
RM:2257	7 AS47	8 PJ	1841 1d Red-brown: A GU+ single, with four close(but clear SE/NW)-to-LARGE margins, but faint horizontal and vertical creases, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross, leaving greatly CLEAR PROFILE. In STATE 1 before the late repair, with 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), dot SE, and 'J' misplaced high left. Cat.£150.	£17.50
RM:2727	7 AS61,A2uj	9 ED	1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE margins, cancelled with a SUPERB COMPLETE STRIKE of the VERY SCARCE GREENOCK MALTESE CROSS. In STATE 2 of the Provisional repair, with no 'O' Flaw, and NE Ray Flaw accentuated. A VERY SCARCE combination... Cat.£600+.	£165.00
RM:2139	7 AS65	9 GD	1841 1d Red-brown: A good RARE UNUSED single, with almost four mostly VERY LARGE margins, but damaged at SW corner, and with no gum. In the SCARCE STATE 2 of the late repair, with no 'O' Flaw, NE Ray Flaw accentuated, and letters thinned. VGL NE, and showing strong TRL in E margin. Cat.£2250++.	£250.00
RM:2868	7 AS57	9 RB-RC	1841 1d Red-brown A VFU SCARCE HORIZONTAL PAIR, with good-to-mostly VERY LARGE margins all round, cancelled with black Maltese Crosses. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2) and NE Ray Flaw on both; 'RB': 'R' misplaced low left; 'RC': SW corner frame-line extending S, and letters misplaced high right. Cat.£425.	£120.00
RM:2757	7 AS57	9 SA	1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), and NE Ray Flaw. Cat.£175.	£50.00
RM:2147	7 AS71	10 CF	1841 1d Red-brown: A good used single, with four good-to-mostly LARGE margins, but close SW and toned, cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. In the SCARCE STATE 2 of the PROVISIONAL repair, with no 'O' Flaw. Cat.£200.	£25.00
C:B:1173	7 * AS69	10 KK	1841 1d Red-brown: A VFU+ single, with four LARGE-to-HUGE margins, on ENTIRE LETTER of 3 APRIL 1841, from Tain to Dingwall, cancelled low left and tied with a black Maltese Cross, leaving COMPLETE CLEAR PROFILE. Dated boxed 'TAIN' on obverse. 'O' Flaw (Stage 2), NE Ray Flaw, and VGL NE. Cat.£250+.	£75.00
C:B:1160	7 * AS74	11 EJ	1841 1d Red-brown: A FU single, with four well-clear(E)-to-mostly LARGE margins, but small surface scuff SE, on empty ENVELOPE of 3 MARCH 1842, from London to Liverpool, cancelled with a small part black Maltese Cross. 'T.P.Putney St' in red alongside. NE break and 7 o'clock Ray Flaw, 'E' misplaced low, and square-footed 'J' misplaced high. Cat.£225+.	£35.00
RM:2762	7 AS74	11 KI	1841 1d Red-brown A VFU+ single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, VERY LIGHTLY cancelled low left with a black Maltese Cross, leaving almost COMPLETE CLEAR HEAD. NE 7 o'clock Ray Flaw, and 'I' misplaced low and tilted W. Cat.£110.	£30.00
C:B:1174	7 * AS74	11 MG	1841 1d Red-brown: A VFU single in a DEEPISH shade, with four well-clear(NW)-to-mostly LARGE margins, on ENTIRE (addressee untidily erased) of 31 JULY 1841, from Liverpool to Redditch, cancelled with a neat black Maltese Cross. Interesting (unidentified) *'PL'** mark alongside. NE 7 o'clock Ray Flaw, E/NE weak, and basal shift. Cat.£225+.	£55.00
RM:2760	7 AS74	11 PK	1841 1d Red-brown A VFU single, with four good-to-LARGE even margins, lightly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. NE 7 o'clock Ray Flaw, and blur outside NE. Cat.£110.	£27.50
RM:2207	7 AS74a	11 TK	1841 1d Red-brown: A good used+ single, with four just touched(NW)-to-LARGE margins, but surface score through 'POSTAGE', neatly cancelled with a black Maltese Cross. A useful example of this MAJOR RE-ENTRY, with almost ALL MARKS VISIBLE. Cat.£150.	£17.50