Postage Stamps

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 6, SG2. A very fine used close to large four margin example lettered 'RK', tied to a clean entire envelope by two...

Great Britain 1867 2d black "Paris Exhibition Proof" Plate 9, SGDP49. A very fine unused imperforate top marginal example printed on thick white ca...

Great Britain 1840 1d black "VR" Official (Before Hardening) imprimatur, SGV1. A very fine unused imperforate imprimatur lettered 'TI'. Rare, one o...

Great Britain 1840 1d black "VR Official" imprimatur, SGV1var. A superbly unused, with original gum, close to large four margin bottom marginal imp...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 1b (watermark Inverted), SG2wi. A very fine used four margin example of this scarce watermark variety lettered 'K...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 11, SG2. A very fine unused, with original gum, four margin example lettered 'SC'. A very fine quality example of...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 8, SG2. A superb used good to huge four margin example lettered 'ML', neatly cancelled by a crisp strike of a bla...

Great Britain 1840 1d intense black Plate 1a, SG1. A very fine used large four margin example neatly tied to small clean cover by a red Maltese Cro...

The largest surviving multiple of the world's first postage stamp Great Britain 1840 1d penny black plate 1b, SG2. The magnificent unused, with ori...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 3, SG2 mint block of 12 - known as The Black Dozen. This mint block of 12 Penny Black stamps is the largest kn...

Great Britain 1840 2d Mulready Envelope (Forme 1, Stereo a202), SGME4,2. A very fine used example uprated to the 6d per 3oz rate with four addition...

Great Britain 1840 1d black (VR official), SGV1var. Very fine and fresh unused imperforate imprimatur lettered NL from the second registration shee...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black, SG2 Plate 9. A very fine used four margin example lettered IG, neatly cancelled by a crisp strike of "Poulton Penny P...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2. A superb example lettered 'BH' used on a neat entire lettersheet from London to Birmingham on May 6th ...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 4, SG2. A very fine used close to large four margin example lettered OB, neatly cancelled by the distinctive vio...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 10, SG2 cover. An exceptionally fine used four margin example lettered LC tied to a clean entire by a crisp red...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 2, SG2. A fine used four margins example lettered IH, neatly cancelled by a red Maltese Cross. An attractive exa...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 4, SG2. A fine used example with four good to large margins lettered FF, neatly cancelled by an almost complete ...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 10, SG2. A very fine used example with four good to large margins lettered RI, cancelled by a crisp red Maltese ...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, Plate 11, SG2. A very fine used example with four good to large margins lettered HE, in the characteristic greyish bla...

Great Britain 1840 1d grey “penny black”, plate 1a, SG3. A superb mint horizontal pair lettered FB-FC and a strip of three lettered FD-FF reforming...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 9, SG2. A very fine used four margin example lettered HA, neatly tied to a small entire envelope by a crisp black...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 8, SG2. A very fine used huge four margin example showing portions of five adjoining stamps lettered GH, neatly t...

Great Britain 1840 1d Mulready letter sheet, Stereo A18, forme 2, uprated to 2d for weight up to 1 ounce with 1d penny black, plate 1a, (SGME1, SG2...

Great Britain 1841 (Jan 18) entire from Jersey to Yarmouth, Norfolk bearing 1d black "FI", plate 1a (SG2) with close to good margins, tied by Malte...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 1a, SG2. A very fine used even four margin example lettered KE, cancelled by a neat red Maltese Cross and a crisp...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 6, SG2. Very fine and fresh unused example with large part original gum and four good to large margins, lettered ...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plates 1a-11, SG2/3. A Superb used set of twelve four margin examples from all printing plates including 1a & 1b, e...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 7, SG2. A superb used large four margin example lettered 'NA', beautifully cancelled by a crisp "PAID ABERDEEN" b...

Great Britain 1840 1d greyish black Plate 11 cover, SG3. A very fine used close to good four margin example lettered 'CH' with rough torn margin at...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 8, SG2. A very fine used close to good four margin example lettered 'AF', cancelled neatly by a red Maltese Cross...

Great Britain 1840 1d black plate 4, the cancellation removal trial of 1840, SG2 As early as January 1840 the treasury was advised that the red han...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 9, SG2. A very fine used close to large four margin example lettered 'BA', neatly cancelled by a crisp black Lond...

Great Britain 1840 1d Black Plate 3 SG2. A very fine used good to large four margin example lettered LJ, neatly tied to a small piece by a crisp re...

Great Britain 1865 1d Black "Royal reprint" Plate 66 (watermark inverted), SGDP35a. A very fine unused close to large four margin imperforate block...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 5, (First & Second registration sheet) imprimaturs, SG2. A superb unused matched pair of imperforate imprimat...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 4, SG2. A very fine used four margin example lettered 'MK', neatly cancelled by a crisp red Maltese Cross. GB Sp...

Great Britain 1841 (3 Feb) wrapper to Bakewell bearing 1d black, plate 9, horizontal pair, lettered 'AH-AI', (deep shade small to large margins jus...

Great Britain 1867 1d Black Paris Exhibition Proof, Plate 103, SGDP38. A superb four margin horizontal pair lettered 'DI-DJ' printed on soft white ...

Great Britain 1840 (6th May) complete "Protestant Dissenters Assurance Company" insurance document sent from London to Stowmarket, Suffolk, franked...

Great Britain 1840 1d Penny Black, Plate 5, SG2. A very fine and fresh unused, with original gum, four margin example lettered 'EC'. Plate 5 was pu...

1/10 fractional ownership of a rare Penny Black postage stamp Only 10 slices available - there will never be any more Each slice comes with cert...

Great Britain 1840 1d black Plate 1a, SG2. A very fine used close to huge four margin example lettered 'FB', neatly tied to a clean entire letter (...

Great Britain 1840 1d black plate 2, block of eight lettered 'QI-RL', beautifully tied to a small piece, each stamp with a crisp and perfectly stru...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2 - The "Sandeman Port" penny black first day cover. May 6th, 1840, the first day of issue, "Sandeman Port...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2 - penny black second day of issue cover. May 7th, 1840, the second day of issue, lettersheet sent from K...

Great Britain 1840 1d black, plate 1a, SG2, May Date "9th May" cover. A superb entire letter sent from Bristol to Stourbridge bearing a large four ...