1840 1d Black & 2d Blue

1d Intense Black BH Plate 1a.

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1d Intense Black BH Plate 1a. Nissen plating B low to right, H central slightly to left. Right line extends beyond bottom. Clean feint central red Maltese Cross. Four very large even margins.

SG 3 Grey black SH Plate 1a. Worn plates.

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SG 3 1d grey black SH Plate 1a from worn plates. Nissen plating S low left, H low left. Four good to very good margins and a fine complete central red Maltese Cross.

1d Black EL Plate 1b.

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1d Black EL Plate 1b. Nissen plating E central to right, L high slightly to left. Right line normal. Four good to enormous margins. Red Maltese Cross.

1d Black SJ Plate 4. "SJ"

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1d Black SJ Plate 4. Nissen plating S high to left, J high to left. Side line of NE square week. Four good to very large margins with very feint red Maltese Cross.

1d Black Plate 4 on entire letter.

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SG 2. 1d Black "ND" Plate 4. Nissen Plating: N central D low to right. Mark in NE corner of "N" square, dot left side of "D", scatches on lower margin. Black boxed "DUNDEE MA 13 1841" and red London cds "MAR 16 1841" Three good margins cut into right lower margin. Tied with a black Maltese Cross. SG Cat £650

1840 1d Intense Black. Pl5 "BK"

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1840 1d intense black. Plate 5 "BK". Fine used cancelled with clear red central Maltese Cross with part additional Maltese Cross at right. Nice even margins. Nissen plating "B" high to right, "K" central.

1840 1d Black Pl.5 "LC"

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1840 1d Black. Pl.5 "LC". A very fine used example cancelled with clear red central Maltese Cross. Nissen plating "L" central to left, "C" central, feint line below "L" square.

1d Black GK Plate 5 used on wrapper

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 SG 1.1d Black GK Plate 5 used on wrapper. Nissen Plating G central to right, K low to left. Top line of NW square thin. A feint clean red Matlese Cross. Red circular "BOSTON FE 1 1841" and red London cds "FE 3 1841" on back.  Three good to huge margins with right margin touching.

2d Deep full blue FG Plate 1.

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SG 4 2d Deep full blue FG Plate 1. Three good margins. Right margin cut close but just avoiding frame line which can beseen in it's entirety. Clean strike of Black Maltese Cross. SG Cat £1000