G.B. used in Ireland, 1840 Mulready 1d black envelope

G.B. used in Ireland, 1840 Mulready 1d black envelope forme A151, used in 1840 with fine red Maltese cross from Naas to Bray, back a trifle roughly opened, without docketing.

G.B. used in Ireland, 1840 clean EL Magherafelt to Ballymoney with 1d black Pl.VIII "PK", four margins good to huge, neatly tied by red Maltese Cross not spoiling the profile, reverse with clear Maghe

G.B. used in Ireland, 1840 clean Entire from Kilkenny to Dublin with 1d black Pl.VIII pair OK-OL, four margins good to huge with part of the adjacent stamp bottom right, tied by bright red MX's, light

G.B. used in Ireland, 1840 Tiny cover from Limerick to Dublin with 1d black Pl. V, "BK", margins huge to just touching at the right, well tied by a light Maltese Cross in pale red, edges of the cover

G.B. used in Ireland, 1840 Entire Letter from Dromore to Ballynahinch via Lisburn with 1d black Pl. IB, "MH" with major re-entry, 4 margins huge to close at the top (miniscule paper split there), well

G.B. used in Ireland, 1859 1d pink postal stationery envelope used to Dublin with a good to fine strike of the rare Kingstown/189 "Trollope" Duplex, back flap roughly opened and re-folded at the top,

1843 1d tiny pink postal stationery envelope with Dickinson silk threads used to Cove with a fine and clear distinctive Cork Maltese Cross, confirming backstamps, very fine and clean.

G.B. used in Ireland, 1861 1d red Plate 51 (hand-engraved corner letters) very fine used with neat, small, upright Dublin "186" diamond cancel 4-4-4, well centred for these. Very scarce. SG 42.

Great Britian 1840, S/C #1 SC 1d black (Plate 6 used), with a red MC, with four close to good margins, Scott value $375, appears f-vf

Great Britian 1840, S/C #1 BB/D1d black (Plate 1a used), with a strong black MC, with just into to good margins, Scott value $375, appears fine

Great Britian 1840, S/C #1 GF 1d black (Plate 4 used), with smugged red MC, with four close to good margins, Scott value $400, appears f-vf

G.B. used in Ireland, 1861 Mourning cover from Little Island (Cork) to Madras, franked with 1d red "Stars", 2d blue Pl. 8 (scarce!) and 6d lilac without corner letters (placed a trifle over the edge),

1916 local Dublin cover franked with 1d red tied by a neat strike of the barred circular Dublin parcel cancel pressed into emergency use on letters after the Easter Rising.

G.B. used in Ireland, 1863 Mourning cover to Newmarket on Fergus with fine 1d "Stars" (small scuff at the base) tied by superb, crisp Limerick "Irish" Spoon 4-5-4 code D, very clean.

Great Britian 1840, S/C #1 OJ 1d black (Plate 10), with black MC, with four cut into to good margins, thinned at Queens head, Scott value $950, appears fine

Great Britain 1840 to 1858, #1 /#21, used group of 1d black reds and 2d blues (28) , Scott value $2550+ , appears f-vf

Transition, GB 5d orange format F, code L.P. neatly used in May 1922 from Dublin to France with Dollard 1d Overprint, quite clean and very scarce.

1891 £1 green superb used with neat, upright cds DUBLIN / SORTING OFFICE / DE 7 / 92 (not a telegraph, telephone accounts or money-office cancel!), quite well centred with almost perfect perforat

Great Britain 1840 #1, 1d black (NH-NI) horizontial pair, plate 5, with four close to large margins, cancelled with neat black MCs, Scott value $1200, appears f-vf

Great Britain 1840-1841, matching plate 10, 1d black (IE) four good magins, cancelled with indistinct red MC and 1d red brown (IE) on cover addressed to Marylebone, London, tied by black MC, with Lond

A stamp album containing Victorian and early to mid 20thC British, colonial and worldwide postage stamps, to include one Penny Black (annotated: '1d black issued 6th May 1840'), one Penny Pink, four 1

Stationery Envelope, Stamped to Order Walpamur 1948 window envelope without cellophane, 1d superb used with very neat and clear Dublin "F" POST EARLY / FOR / CHRISTMAS machine cancel. Very clean, almo

GB stamps in 14 albums, GB stamps in 14 albums, from QV to 2000, to include 1d black, 2d blue, 1d red 1/2d, £1 silver wedding, etc

Pair of items, including a Penny Black stamp on a mailed receipt, and an 1840 Mulready cover with red Maltese cross cancel. The Penny Black was the world's first postage stamp, and here it is here acc