<!DOCTYPE HTML>
<title>'auto' top and bottom margins on absolutely positioned elements</title>
<style>

body > div {
  position: relative;
  height: 100px;
  border: medium solid;
}

body > div > div {
  position: absolute;
  top: 0;
  height: 40px;
  width: 10px;
  background: blue;
}

</style>
<div>
  <div style="left: 10px;top: 10px"></div>
  <div style="left: 30px;top: 40px"></div>
  <div style="left: 50px;top: 10px"></div>
  <div style="left: 70px;top: 30px"></div>
</div>