Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 20th May 2011 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing:
At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited
Until Thursday 19th May by appointment
The Regus Conference Centre
Friday 20th May 9.30a,m to 12noon
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Auction Lots - Page 5
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1841 (Nov 10) Cover from Barnsley to Saxmundham bearing 1841 1d red-brown HG, printed from black plate 1b, a fine stamp with four good to very large margins, tied by black Maltese Cross. £100-120
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1841 2d Blue, SA-SK strip of eleven cancelled in London, SA just cut into at top, tears to SD and SE, heavy vertical fold at right edge of SE and creasing to SB-SE. An attractive and impressive strip just missing SL to complete the row, ten stamps with good margins with SF-SK forming a superb strip of six, scarce. £400-600
203
1848 Embossed 10d brown mint, original gum, cut square with three clear margins, just cut into at left. S.G. 57, £8,000. £500-700
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1854-1978 Used collection in Davo album including QV 1891 £1 green, 1913 KGV £1 green, 1929 PUC £1, etc. £700-900
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1858-79 1d Reds in mint blocks, comprising plate 97 FI-GJ block of four and plate 213 QK-RL block of four both with usual gum creases, plate 100 AJ-BL corner block of six with margins containing plate number and part inscription, a few tone spots. Three attractive blocks with full gum. S.G. 44, £830. £180-220
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1870 11/2d Rose-red plate 3 in mint block of four, EE-FF, large part gum, a few very light tone marks, a fine and attractive block. S.G. 51, £1,600. £360-400
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1862 9d Bistre small corner letters DD plate 2, mint with full gum (possibly re-gummed), small fault top left, S.G. 86, £4,750. £180-220
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1883 3d on 3d Lilac, OK, mint, light crease, and 6d on 6d lilac, PK, unused without gum. S.G. 159, 162, S.G. £1,050. (2). £150-180
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1880 2/- Brown AJ used with rather heavy London E.C c.d.s, small thin, a good looking example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 121, £3,250. £400-500
210
1867-83 Watermark Maltese Cross 5/- rose plate 1, 5/- pale rose plate 2, 10/- and £1 used, the 5/- rose and £1 with c.d.s cancels, £1 crossed by two red crayon lines, otherwise mainly fine. S.G. 126/129, £8,600. (4). £1,000-1,200
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1867-83 10/- Greenish grey ED, watermark Maltese Cross, fine used with Leith c.d.s. An attractive stamp. S.G. 128, £2,800. £600-700
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1867-78 £1 Brown-lilac BJ, watermark Maltese Cross, used with Charing Cross W.C c.d.s, crease to lower left corner, small thin and water stain at top, still a good looking example of this scarce stamp. S.G. 129, £4,000. £350-450
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1867-83 £5 Orange, BD on white paper unmounted mint, original gum, the catalogue number "137" within a circle written a little heavily in pencil on the reverse and visible from the front; however this has been done with a blunt pencil leaving no indentation in the stamp and could probably be removed relatively easily with a little care. S.G. 137, £12,500. £2,000-2,500
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1867-83 £5 Orange CA used with Birmingham T.O c.d.s and boxed "C.H.B / G.P.O", fine. S.G. 137, £4,500. £600-800
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1884 Imperial Crowns £1 brown MB used with London duplex cancel, fine. S.G. 185, £2,500. £500-600
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1888 Orbs £1 brown FA used with Quayside, Newcastle on Tyne c.d.s and two partial strikes of boxed "C.H.B / G.P.O", fine. S.G. 186, £4,000. £500-600
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1902-10 KEVII 2/6 Lilac, 2/6 dull purple, 5/- bright carmine, 10/- and £1 used, the 10/- with Jersey c.d.s, the £1 with Guernsey c.d.s, fine. S.G. 260, 262/3, 265/6, £1,690. (5). £300-350
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1902 KEVII £1 Green fine used with Jersey parcel cancel. S.G. 266, £750. £150-200
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1911-12 KEVII Harrison printing 2/6 dull reddish purple, 2/6 dark purple, 5/-, 10/- and £1 all fine used with c.d.s cancels. S.G. 316/20, £1,940. (5). £350-400
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Controls. KEVII-KGVI Mint and used controls with single, pairs and blocks, in four albums and on stockcards, an extensive lot, also some cylinder blocks, careful viewing recommended. (100s). £600-800
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1913-89 Mint collection in Davo album including 1929 PUC £1, 1955 Castle high values, most QEII commemoratives with the 1971-89 decimal issues complete, a useful collection, many unmounted. £500-600
222
1913 KGV Waterlow printing 2/6 - £1 fine used. S.G. 400/3, £2,140. (4). £300-400
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1913 KGV £1 Green used, fine. S.G. 403, £1,250. £180-220
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1918 Bradbury Wilkinson 10/- dull grey-blue in a used block of ten (2x5), light London circular rubber cancels of 1920, fine. S.G. 417, £1,600. £350-400
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1929 PUC £1 Fine used. S.G. 438, £550. £150-180
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1939-48 2/6 Brown vertical marginal pair, 5/-, 10/- dark blue and £1 vertical strip of four mint, the top £1 stamp mounted, otherwise all unmounted. Also 1951 2/6 - £1 set of four unmounted mint. S.G. 476/8b, 509/12, £555. (12). £120-140
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1951 Festival High value set of four unused, mounted onto a Waterlow and Sons Limited presentation card, very fine. £220-250
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1952-99 QEII Unmounted mint collection in three Lighthouse albums and two stockbooks, virtually complete, all superb quality, with 1955-58 2/6 - £1 De La Rue and Waterlow printings, all phosphor and graphite issues, high face value. £700-800
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Plate & Cylinder Blocks. 1952-68 Wildings and Castle high values all in unmounted mint plate blocks or cylinder blocks, in an album and loose in packets. A good lot. (100s). £200-250
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1952-70 QEII Predecimal issues, a large accumulation in packets and albums, extensive Wilding definitives including all Phosphor Graphite and Graphite sets (with S.G. 605a mint and used) and better phosphors, all commemoratives including an album of cylinder blocks, Castle high values including 1955 Bradbury Wilkinson and De La Rue sets unmounted mint, etc., also a few earlier issues. A good lot, careful viewing recommended. (1,000s). £500-600
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1955-58 2/6 - £1 Castles set of four mint, the 2/6 and £1 Waterlow printing, the 5/- and 10/- De La Rue printing, the £1 with light crease, all lightly mounted, otherwise fine. S.G. 536, 537a, 538a, 539, £433. (4). £60-70
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1959-68 Bradbury Wilkinson 2/6 - £1 set of four in unmounted mint blocks of 20, each comprising the top five rows of the sheet with margins on three sides, very fine. Also 1967-68 no watermark 2/6 - £1 in plate number blocks of four unmounted mint. S.G. 595a/8a, 759/62, £360+. £120-150
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Machins. Pre-decimal and decimal machins, the largely mint collection in five albums, others in packets and on stockcards, with many control blocks and cylinder blocks, better perfs and phosphors, postal forgeries mint and used on cover, many blocks with printings lightly noted in the margins in pencil. A good lot, high face value, careful viewing recommended. (Many 100s). £400-500
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Postal Fiscals. 1853-78 Revenue stamps, all postally used, including S.G. F1 (3), F2, F3 (3), F4, F8 with Leeds Registered datestamp, F16 with unusual "B" obliterator, F17 (4), etc., also a few stamps unused or fiscally used. (133). £150-200
235
P.O Training School. 1973-79 Collection of Post Office Training School items including Savings Certificate book, National Savings gift token and repayment form, visitors passport, T.V licence counterfoils, International telegrams, Certificates of Posting, Postal Orders (2) with recall of postal order forms, etc., most with various specimen overprints, some bearing postage or T.V licence stamps overprinted with bars, with "Counter Training School" cancels, the postal orders being genuine cashed orders then used for training in the P.O School. Also postage or National Insurance stamps overprinted with bars, reproduction of large 20p and 50p definitives with bars overprint and "SPECIMEN / DATESTAMP" c.d.s, and a few other cinderellas. An unusual lot. (62). £140-160
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Channel Islands and Isle of Man. The extensive mint and used accumulation in a box, the Jersey and Guernsey issues probably complete mint from 1941-2009, high face value, also some covers and postmarks and G.B used in the Channel Islands. (1,000s). £100-150

Booklets and Booklet Panes

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1904 KEVII 1/2d Yellow-green booklet pane of six with selvedge at left, watermark inverted, each stamp with manuscript St. Andrews Cross type A, fine. S.G. MB1au, £450. £100-120
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KEVII Booklet panes comprising 1904 1/2d yellow-green pane of five + St. Andrews Cross, watermark upright; 1911 Harrison 1/2d pane of five + St. Andrews Cross, watermark inverted; and 1902 1d pane of six with watermark inverted, the two 1/2d panes both with selvedge removed and with some trimmed perfs. S.G. MB2, MB4a, M5aP, £1,360. (3). £150-200
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KEVII-QEII Panes, an extensive mint collection in two albums and in packets with many inverted watermarks and advert panes, a good lot, careful viewing recommended. (100s). £1,000-1,500
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1911-12 Downey Head booklet panes comprising 1/2d panes (6) with S.G. NB1, NB2 (3, one with selvedge removed), NB2a (2), and 1d panes (5) with S.G. NB3a, NB4a (selvedge removed), NB5, NB5a (2, also a block of four stamps), some trimmed perfs as usual, otherwise fine. S.G. £3,145. (11). £500-600
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1912-24 Royal Cypher and Block Cypher 1/2d - 2d booklet panes comprising Royal Cypher 1/2d pane of six, S.G. NB6a (also NB6 (3) and NB6a used), 1d panes of six with NB7 and NB7ay (punch hole to one stamp), 11/2d panes of six (2, S.G. NB8, NB8a) and 2d pane of six (S.G. NB10a), Block Cypher 1/2d, 1d and 11/2d panes of six (S.G. NB12a, 13a, 14a, all with selvedge removed) and 11/2d panes of four + two adverts (5) with S.G. NB15 (3, one with selvedge removed) and NB15a (2, one with selvedge removed), various adverts, some trimmed perfs as usual, otherwise mainly fine. S.G. £2,365+. (18). £200-250
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1929-36 KGV Panes comprising 1929 PUC issue 1/2d panes of six (3, two watermark inverted), 1d panes of six (2, one watermark inverted), 11/2d panes of six (4, three watermark inverted), 11/2d panes of four + two adverts (2, watermark inverted, mint and used, selvedge removed); 1934-36 photogravure issue 1/2d panes of six (6, one with watermark inverted, four with cylinder numbers), 1d panes of six (5, two with inverted watermark, two with cylinder numbers), 11/2d panes of six (7, one with inverted watermark, six with cylinder numbers), 11/2d panes of four + two adverts (8, four with inverted watermark, three with cylinder numbers, also five part panes); 1935 Silver Jubilee 1/2d pane, 1d pane, 11/2d panes (4, two with inverted watermarks). Some trimmed perfs as usual, six panes with selvedge removed, otherwise fine. (43 panes + 5 part panes). £300-350
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1904 KEVII 2/- Booklet complete, all four 1d panes with inverted watermark, light crease to front cover, otherwise very fine. Also 1913 2/- booklet edition 21 (S.G. BB6) exploded and with all stamps removed, back cover with vertical fold, front cover and all adverts fine. S.G. BA1, £450+. (2). £100-150
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1916 KGV 2/- Booklet edition 50, the 1d pane with one stamp removed, otherwise complete. One complete 1d pane with upright watermark, the other two 1d panes and both 1/2d panes with inverted watermark, small scrape to back cover, otherwise fine and scarce. The S.G. catalogue states this booklet has an orange cover; however this example clearly has a red cover. S.G. BB9, £1,200. £200-250
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1933 KGV 2/- Booklet edition 15, the first pane comprising four 11/2d stamps + two adverts with upright watermark, the other three panes with inverted watermark, one 1/2d stamp removed from the final pane, otherwise complete and superb. Scarce. S.G. BB12, £875. £150-200
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1929 KGV P.U.C Issue 3/- Booklet, edition 172, all five panes with inverted watermarks, very fine. S.G. BB25, £450. £100-120
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1940 KGVI 2/6 Booklet edition 11, all panes with watermark upright, the 1/2d pane with two stamps removed, light vertical fold to front cover, very scarce. S.G. BD14, £1,400. £150-200
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1938 KGVI 3/- Booklet, edition 346, complete, all five panes with inverted watermarks, very fine and scarce. S.G. BD22, £1,600. £400-500
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1942 KGVI 5/- Booklet, edition 27, complete, the three 21/2d panes with inverted watermark, the 2d and 1/2d panes with upright watermark, front cover with a few small pen notations, very scarce. S.G. BD26, £1,800. £250-350
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1954 KGVI/QEII 5/- Booklets of March 1954, booklet H6 containing KGVI 1/2d and 2d panes + QEII 1/2d, 1d and two 21/2d panes (the 2d and 21/2d panes with inverted watermark) and booklet H7 containing KGVI 2d pane + QEII 1/2d, 1d, 11/2d and two 21/2d panes (the 11/2d, 2d and 21/2d panes with inverted watermark), both complete and superb. S.G. H6, H7, £625. (2). £150-180
Auction Details - AUCTION ALREADY HELD
Worldwide Stamps and Postal History
Auctioneer: Argyll Etkin Limited Location: London
Contact: Tel: 0207 930 6100 Fax: 0207 930 6109
Date: 20th May 2011 Time: 12:30PM
Details: Viewing:
At the Offices of Argyll Etkin Limited
Until Thursday 19th May by appointment
The Regus Conference Centre
Friday 20th May 9.30a,m to 12noon
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