Lot
5 
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope & Letter Sheet, 1d black, three unused entires; one envelope (stereo A172) and two letter sheets (stereo A6 & A21); one of the latter with light even toning and other bright and fresh, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. U1, U3. SG Nos. ME1-ME2 £1,050 ($1,280).
Realized: $200
Lot 6 o
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black, stereo A189, addressed to "John Busby, Distillery, Dublin" and canceled by red Maltese cross cancel, reverse with London "My 11, 1840" origin cds and red next day transit postmark, docketing on front, Very Fine, an early first week of usage to Ireland. Scott Nos. U1.SG Nos. ME2 Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $210
Lot 7 o
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 1d black, entire addressed to York and canceled by black Maltese cross cancel, matching "Bridgenorth, De 6, 1841" cds, receiving postmark on reverse, Very Fine. Scott Nos. U1.SG Nos. ME2 Estimate $200 - 300.
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Realized: $200
Lot
8
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope & Letter Sheet, 2d blue, two unused entires; envelope (stereo a196) and letter sheet (stereo a90); latter with light soiling, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. U2, U4. SG Nos. ME3-ME4 £875 ($1,060).
Realized: $170
Lot
9 
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Envelope, 2d blue, stereo a202, canceled by bold red Maltese cross cancel on cover to Monmouth, reverse with "Newport., Jy 31, 1840" cds, forwarded with manuscript "2" rating at center; some light toning, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. U2. SG Nos. ME4 Estimate $300 - 400.
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Realized: $850
Lot 10 o
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black, stereo A19, entire addressed to London canceled by red Maltese cross cancel, reverse with matching "Manchester, May 11, 1840" cds and same date transit date stamp; red edge stain, reinforced cover edge wear and slight split along horizontal fold, Fine appearance, still an early first week of usage. Scott Nos. U3.SG Nos. ME1 Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $100
Lot
11
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 1d black, stereo A35, canceled by red Maltese cross cancel and addressed to Dublin, Ireland, red "Late Mail" straight line handstamp at right and "Strabane, Ja 28, 1841" origin cds on reverse; light soiling and some even toning, F.-V.F. Scott Nos. U3. SG Nos. ME1 Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325
Lot
12
Great Britain, 1840, Mulready Letter Sheet, 2d blue, stereo a105, uprated with 1841, 1d red brown, horizontal pair (8) all tied by black Maltese cross cancels, addressed to London with "Newcastle-On-Tyne, Jy 15, 1842" origin cds, manuscript "Registered, July 15, 1842" with magenta manuscript "1/-" for cash payment of registry fee; file fold at bottom and most of address panel skillfully removed, F.-V.F. appearance, still a rare registry and uprated 2d Mulready usage. Scott Nos. U4. SG Nos. ME3 Estimate $400 - 600.
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Realized: $1,100