Longmead Philatelics
1d Black (TB) Plate 6 State 1 on cover used locally in London 19th Nov-1840 (script date) cancelled by fine experimental Black MX -shows light TP Edgware Rd in red - Stamp with 4 good margins nicely tied by fine strike Black MX - £195 SOLD
1d Greyish Black (JD) Plate 7 used on cover from Market Drayotn Sept 8-1841 (town CDS on front)-- Stamp with 4 well clear towide margins tied by Black MX - cover has a repaired part of back flap and a slight vert crease to left of stamp-- £185
1d Black (OE) PLate 7 - Very Fine used on entire from Galashiels Jan 15-1841- Stamp very fine with 4 very good to large/huge margins-- Cover neat and uncreased- £185
1d Black (BK) Plate 8 used on small neat cover- Internal script notes from Knutsworth--Front of cover has Stroud March 26-1841 CDS + Nailsworth undated both in black--Sheffiled receiving CDS in Red on reverse-- Stamp with 4 good to wide margins, tied by Black MX--
Cat £1000--- £195 SOLD
1d Black (KG) Plate 9 used on entire from London Feb 27th 1841 to Micheldever Rectory. Stamp fine with 4 good to large margins -showing very strong guide lines. Cover neat and uncreased Cat £1200 --- £175 SOLD
1d Grey Black (EL ) Plate 10 used on cover from Hartfordbridge 26th May 1841- Stamp with 4 good to large margins lightly cancelled by black MX- Cover fine, neat and attractive -especially for this plate-- Cat £3500- £525
1d Grey Black (GC) Plate 10 used on cover from Halifax April 3rd-1841,- Stamp very fine with 4 good margins tied by Black MX-- Cat £3500-- £365
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Entire from Montreal written 16th Nov-1840 to London. Carried by favour by ship. Received and posted on from London Jan 7 -1841 using a 1d Blackk (OL) Plate 6-Tied by black mx with T.P GtMarylebone St beside- Cover rather soiled but very unusual----£240
1d Black (LF) Plate 6 used on small env cancelled by experimental Black MX- Jan 21st-1841 -shows T.P Portuagal St Beside- Stamp with 4 good margins-- £185
1d Intense Black (QE) Plate 6 used on env from Liskeard (Faint town CDS on front)- Stamp very fine cancelled by fine Red MX- 4 good to wide margins-£235
1d Black (FE) Plate 6 used on cover cancelled by Experimental Black MX used locally on 9yh Sept 1840 (Experiment started 31st Aug 1840)- Stamp with 4 good to huge margins- Cover with light horiz fold line-- £265
1d Blck (CK) Plate 7 used on cover from London Dec 2 -1840 cancelled by experimental Black MX- also shows stepped boxed T.P Brick Lane- Stamp with 4 good to very wide margins-- £265
Entire from Liverpool 3rd October bearing two 1d Blacks from Plate 7-unusually placed in each top corner- HK has a very light fold line- with both stamps being 4 good to wide margins-- £190 SOLD
1d Black (LB) Plate 7 used on cover used locally in London cancelled by Black Experimental MX on Dec 8th -1840 -also shows TP Charles St West in blue- Stamp with 4 well clear togood margins-£185
1d Black (PK) Plate 9 used on cover from Manchester Dec 7-1840 (quite an early date)- Stamp with 4 good to large margins tied by Red MX- Cover with light soil line across London-- Cat £1200 ---£130 SOLD
1d Black (SI) Plate 10 used on cover -Wellingborough March 24-1841- Stamp shows the Re-entry in NE Square and has 4 clear to wide margins. Cover fine and uncreased Cat £3500-- £475
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1d Black (JE) Plate 9 used on cover from Preston cancelled by a Magenta MX-Stamp with 4 good to large margins-The mxx is part strike but in a good shade from one of the two best known places- Cover has a slight crease at base and adress is somewhat pale-- Cat £15,000 - £625